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unterentwickelt — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • backward adj/adv Directed or moving toward the rear, or in the opposite direction to normal or expected.
  • stunted adj Prevented from growing or developing fully; smaller than normal as a result.
  • underdeveloped adjective Not fully grown or matured.

Senses

unterentwickelt is used for these senses in English:

  • backward Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
  • stunted Prevented from growing or developing fully and hence shorter and stockier that usual.
  • stunted (medicine) Of a person: shorter than usual for one's age.
  • underdeveloped having a low level of economic productivity and technological sophistication

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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