UNIMPROVED Definition & Meaning

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unimproved

[ uhn-im-proovd ]

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adjective

not developed to full potential, as resources or the mind.
not showing improvement, as one's health, appearance, etc.
(of land) not fitted for a profitable use, as by clearing, cultivation, addition of facilities for dwelling or business purposes, or the like.
not used to advantage; neglected:
an unimproved opportunity.
(of animal or plant species) not made more useful or attractive by selective breeding or cultivation.
not enhanced; not increased:
Our chance of success is unimproved.

unimproved

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adjective

not improved or made better
(of land) not cleared, drained, cultivated, etc
neglected; unused
unimproved resources

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of unimproved¹

First recorded in 1665–70; un- ¹ + improve ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

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“It involves building new infrastructure on unimproved land.”

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The program is not available for vacant homes, unoccupied vacation rental properties or unimproved parcels.

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Workers in the buildings with good ventilation and lower levels of indoor pollution scored 26.4% higher than those in the unimproved buildings.

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Equally insulting to Arabic dialects and the Muslim Brotherhood, “The Misfits” is inarguably awful, its grandiose muddle of a plot unimproved by bored camels and barely clothed women.

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"You lie to patients when you charge them twice as much for an unimproved drug and then you lie to policymakers when you tell us that R&D justifies those price increases."

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