Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underdeveloped

/ˌʌndɚdɪvˈɛləpt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: un-der-de-vel-oped
IPA: /ˌʌndɚdɪvˈɛləpt/

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

immature and not fully developed

adj

having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication

adj

of a film that has had insufficient development before being fixed

verb

simple past and past participle of underdevelop

Inflected Forms

more underdeveloped (comparative) most underdeveloped (superlative)

Derived Forms

underdevelopedness

Synonyms

developing

Rhymes With

developed undeveloped enveloped

Questions

How do you pronounce underdeveloped?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʌndɚdɪvˈɛləpt/.
What does underdeveloped mean?: immature and not fully developed

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