underdevelop
verb
underdevelop is a verb meaning “To develop insufficiently” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled U-N-D-E-R-D-E-V-E-L-O-P and has 5 syllables.
What does underdevelop mean?
verb
- 1
To develop insufficiently.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce underdevelop?
- US
Underdevelop has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-underdevelop.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of underdevelop
- underdevelops present, singular, he/she/it
- underdeveloping participle, present
- underdeveloped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does underdevelop come from?
From under- + develop.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).