underdeveloped
/ˌʌndərdɪˈvɛləpt/
adjective
- Not fully grown or developed; immature.
- Underdeveloped muscles can lead to poor posture.
- The fruit was underdeveloped and tasted sour.
- The puppy's underdeveloped lungs needed special care.
- Describing a country or region that has not reached a high level of economic or industrial growth.
- The organization sends teachers to underdeveloped areas to improve education.
- Investments in infrastructure can help underdeveloped regions grow.
- Many underdeveloped nations lack access to clean drinking water.
- Not processed enough in photography, resulting in a faint or low-contrast image.
- An underdeveloped negative is hard to print properly.
- The underdeveloped film produced very pale images.
- He accidentally left the print in the developer too short, so it was underdeveloped.