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