Underdeveloped Definition & Meaning

underdeveloped
adjective
  1. relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
  2. not yet fully developed

"Underdeveloped" in song lyrics

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  • "zero evidence years of underdeveloped"
    The Psycho Realm f/ B-Real — R. U. Experienced
  • "glottic closure underdeveloped"
    AOL — AOL
  • "surgery for glottic closure underdeveloped"
    AOL — AOL

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