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underdeveloped
/ ˌʌԻəɪˈɛə /
adjective
immature or undersized
relating to societies in which both the surplus capital and the social organization necessary to advance are lacking
photog (of a film, plate, or print) processed in developer for less than the required time, thus lacking in contrast
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of underdeveloped1
Example Sentences
It’s an underdeveloped joke: “Dangerous Animals” is a nightmare about meeting the mansplainer from hell.
Adam Dalton, who lives by the motto "no hands, no limits", has underdeveloped arms, no hands and only the use of his left leg.
A parasitic twin is an underdeveloped conjoined twin that relies entirely on the host twin for survival.
Cal Fire said the new maps would largely leave these weaknesses unaddressed, given that newer scientific approaches to address the problem remain too underdeveloped and experimental.
“Their brains are underdeveloped and overexposed,” Grant said, “so parents also have to be very mindful.”
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