undeveloped
adjective
un·de·vel·oped
ˌən-di-ˈve-ləpt 
-dē-
: not developed : lacking in development
undeveloped natural resources
undeveloped potential
undeveloped film
undeveloped seeds
: such as
a
: not used for building, farming, industry, etc.
undeveloped land
an area of undeveloped wilderness
b
: having a relatively low level of industrialization and standard of living
undeveloped countries/nations
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Hauptman’s house sat at the top of a ridge, a sharp undeveloped drop nearby, with the village and Palisades Charter High in front of it.
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
For a new state audit released in October, city officials in four of the six STAR bond districts examined told auditors that their districts would have likely developed without the bonds as their cities expanded into undeveloped land.
—Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
Onshore excursions consisted of docking in a remote, undeveloped region of Darien National Park to meet the Indigenous Embera people and wandering Panama Viejo – archaeological ruins from 1519 and a World UNESCO Heritage Site.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
These groups target high-end houses near undeveloped land that can conceal the approach of the suspects, and the burglars get into the house through a rear window or glass door, the complaint states.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
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Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
For a new state audit released in October, city officials in four of the six STAR bond districts examined told auditors that their districts would have likely developed without the bonds as their cities expanded into undeveloped land.
—Jonathan Shorman and, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2025
Onshore excursions consisted of docking in a remote, undeveloped region of Darien National Park to meet the Indigenous Embera people and wandering Panama Viejo – archaeological ruins from 1519 and a World UNESCO Heritage Site.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
These groups target high-end houses near undeveloped land that can conceal the approach of the suspects, and the burglars get into the house through a rear window or glass door, the complaint states.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
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undeveloped
adjective
un·de·vel·oped
ˌən-di-ˈvel-əpt
: lacking in development : not developed
physiologically undeveloped
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