underdeveloped

[ UK /ˌʌndədɪvˈɛləpt/ ]
[ US /ˌəndɝdɪˈvɛɫəpt/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
  2. not yet fully developed
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How To Use underdeveloped In A Sentence

  • We berate those who cross the line and leave the immature and underdeveloped open to the physical abuse of contact and collision sports.
  • The budget should reflect policy priorities of social needs cluster departments as a re-affirmation of government's strategic focus on developing the poor and underdeveloped communities.
  • Even though her storyline - which follows João on the road to stardom, with several stopovers in prison - can seem underdeveloped, Ramos is always charismatic.
  • The bulk cargo handling facilities for our inland harbours are considerably underdeveloped.
  • What's worse, none of these genres is given enough time to develop, resulting in a scattered and underdeveloped plot.
  • Children who live in underdeveloped areas of the world may be prescribed a preventive deworming medication.
  • During walks in the woods, Rusty, whose blindness is caused by underdeveloped retinas, would follow Dugan, staying right at his ear.
  • Respiratory distress syndrome also known as hyaline membrane disease occurs when the underdeveloped lungs of the premature infant cannot expand and contract as they should with each inspiration. Mothering Twins
  • Tampering tends to be the recourse of underdeveloped political forces or rulers that are weak or unable to afford the luxury of costly campaigns.
  • Since it is still considered to be an underdeveloped country, most of the economy revolves around the import and export of food.
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