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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Even today, the museum, whose north wing now includes just 15 units of mixed-income housing, is surrounded by yawning blocks of undeveloped lawn, barren but for no-trespassing signs posted by the CHA.
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The Silverman Group bought all 172 acres, demolished the buildings on the southern half and turned the mostly undeveloped northern side into The Ridge at Talcott Mountain.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
While 34 of the original 71 acres sold to a single owner to build one estate home, the remaining acres sit undeveloped adjacent to the Greens of Chapel Creek subdivision.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Denver already owns an undeveloped park on the land called Vanderbilt Park East.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
The Silverman Group bought all 172 acres, demolished the buildings on the southern half and turned the mostly undeveloped northern side into The Ridge at Talcott Mountain.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
While 34 of the original 71 acres sold to a single owner to build one estate home, the remaining acres sit undeveloped adjacent to the Greens of Chapel Creek subdivision.
—Taylor O’Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2025
Denver already owns an undeveloped park on the land called Vanderbilt Park East.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Undeveloped.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undeveloped. Accessed 6 Apr. 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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