UNDERDEVELOPED


Meaning of UNDERDEVELOPED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌən-dər-di-ˈve-ləpt ]

adjective

Date: 1892

1. : not normally or adequately developed

underdeveloped muscles

underdeveloped film

2. : having a relatively low economic level of industrial production and standard of living (as from lack of capital)

underdeveloped nations

• un·der·de·vel·op·ment -ləp-mənt noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.