Underdeveloped
(adjective)
- Not fully developed or mature; not advanced.
- Not having had the economic, social, or industrial growth normal for a country or area.
Origin:
Composed of the prefix "under-" meaning below or less than and the past participle of the verb "develop" meaning to grow or mature.
Examples:
- His muscles were underdeveloped from a lack of exercise.
- The small country was underdeveloped with little infrastructure and limited resources.
- He had an underdeveloped sense of humor and couldn't understand the jokes.
- The company's products were underdeveloped and not yet ready for market.
- The underdeveloped areas of the city lacked basic amenities such as sewage systems and running water.