onderontwikkeld — meaning in English

English meaning

• backward adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.

Senses

onderontwikkeld is used for these senses in English:

• backward Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
• vestigial Not fully developed in mature animals.

backward — full definition

1. adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
2. adj Less developed or advanced than expected, especially describing a place, culture, or way of thinking.
3. adj Reluctant or slow to act, learn, or come forward.

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