adj
Meaning 1
Not improved.
Mot tilled, built on, or otherwise improved for use.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- unimproved land, unimproved road
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
unimproved
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adj
Meaning 2
Not improved.
Not used or employed advantageously.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- unimproved opportunities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Not improved.
Not selectively bred for better quality or productiveness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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adjective
Meaning 4
not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- taxes on unimproved land are low
- unimproved dirt roads
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: improved
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
(of land) not cleared of trees and brush; in the wild or natural state
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a farm with 50 acres of unimproved and 68 acres of improved land
- unimproved woodlands
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English improved English unimproved From un- + improved.
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