undeveloped
adjective
un·de·vel·oped
ˌən-di-ˈve-ləpt 
-dē-
: not developed : lacking in development
undeveloped natural resources
undeveloped potential
undeveloped film
undeveloped seeds
: such as
a
: not used for building, farming, industry, etc.
undeveloped land
an area of undeveloped wilderness
b
: having a relatively low level of industrialization and standard of living
undeveloped countries/nations
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Home builder Taylor Morrison recently completed its purchase of The Coves at Lake Wylie, 162 acres of the last undeveloped land in the area, according to Cushman & Wakefield.
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Eliot and his family bought an undeveloped plot of land next to the Harvard Club and employed architect Harold Field Kellogg to design a nine-story apartment hotel that would loom majestically over the Back Bay’s picturesque skyline.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Covering 2,530 surface acres, Lake Moomaw features 43 miles of undeveloped shoreline, which means there are plenty of places to find your own little slice of secluded heaven all up and down the lake.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
Six years later, remains were found in an undeveloped area of Texas.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
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Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Eliot and his family bought an undeveloped plot of land next to the Harvard Club and employed architect Harold Field Kellogg to design a nine-story apartment hotel that would loom majestically over the Back Bay’s picturesque skyline.
—Everett Potter, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Covering 2,530 surface acres, Lake Moomaw features 43 miles of undeveloped shoreline, which means there are plenty of places to find your own little slice of secluded heaven all up and down the lake.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2025
Six years later, remains were found in an undeveloped area of Texas.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
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“Undeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeveloped. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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undeveloped
adjective
un·de·vel·oped
ˌən-di-ˈvel-əpt
: lacking in development : not developed
physiologically undeveloped
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