underdeveloped
Example Sentences
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Ames’ Julianne is underdeveloped, her family life a conceit of the play rather than a lived reality.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
It only takes one attention-grabbing and theologically underdeveloped topic for these competing incentives to create drama.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
For him, there's a strong neurological factor – young men's attitude to sports, money, and prediction markets is down to what he describes as "an underdeveloped pre-frontal cortex and a high appetite for risk".
From BBC ● May 21, 2026
The country has the largest oil reserves in Africa but the years of fighting and instability have left them chronically underdeveloped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
And what force would be stronger than me and my admittedly underdeveloped upper- body muscles wailing on the trunk with random tools?
From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs
