unadvanced

adjective

un·​advanced

"+

: not advanced

the relatively unadvanced state of descriptive theory

—Psycholinguistics

Word History

Etymology

alteration (influenced by advance entry 1) of Middle English unavanced, from un- entry 1 + avanced, avaunced, past participle of avancen, avauncen to advance

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