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Definitions for unimproved
ˌʌn ɪmˈpruvdunim·proved

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. unimprovedadjective

    not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing

    "taxes on unimproved land are low"; "unimproved dirt roads"

  2. unimprovedadjective

    (of land) not cleared of trees and brush; in the wild or natural state

    "a farm with 50 acres of unimproved and 68 acres of improved land"; "unimproved woodlands"

Wiktionary

  1. unimprovedadjective

    Not improved

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Unimprovedadjective

    Not a mask went unimprov’d away. Alexander Pope.

    Young Fortinbrass,
    Of unimproved mettle hot and full. William Shakespeare, Hamlet.

    Shallow, unimproved intellects, are confident pretenders to certainty. Joseph Glanvill.

Wikipedia

  1. unimproved

    A road surface (British English), or pavement (American English), is the durable surface material laid down on an area intended to sustain vehicular or foot traffic, such as a road or walkway. In the past, gravel road surfaces, macadam, hoggin, cobblestone and granite setts were extensively used, but these have mostly been replaced by asphalt or concrete laid on a compacted base course. Asphalt mixtures have been used in pavement construction since the beginning of the 20th century and are of two types: metalled (hard-surfaced) and unmetalled roads. Metalled roadways are made to sustain vehicular load and so are usually made on frequently used roads. Unmetalled roads, also known as gravel roads, are rough and can sustain less weight. Road surfaces are frequently marked to guide traffic. Today, permeable paving methods are beginning to be used for low-impact roadways and walkways. Pavements are crucial to countries such as United States and Canada, which heavily depend on road transportation. Therefore, research projects such as Long-Term Pavement Performance have been launched to optimize the life cycle of different road surfaces.

ChatGPT

  1. unimproved

    Unimproved typically refers to something that has not been developed, enhanced, upgraded or made better in any way. This term can be used to describe land or property that has not been built upon or lacks infrastructure. It can also refer to a skill or situation that has not seen any advancement or positive change.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Unimprovedadjective

    not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence

  2. Unimprovedadjective

    not used; not employed; especially, not used or employed for a valuable purpose; as, unimproved opportunities; unimproved blessings

  3. Unimprovedadjective

    not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding no revenue; as, unimproved land or soil

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Unimproved

    un-im-prōōvd′, adj. not improved, made better, or cultivated, cleared, or built upon: not used, unemployed, inactive.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unimproved in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unimproved in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of unimproved in a Sentence

  1. Aldous Huxley:

    We are living now, not in the delicious intoxication induced by the early successes of science, but in a rather grisly morning-after, when it has become apparent that what triumphant science has done hitherto is to improve the means for achieving unimproved or actually deteriorated ends.

  2. John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent Society (1958):

    People are the common denominator of progress. So... no improvement is possible with unimproved people, and advance is certain when people are liberated and educated. It would be wrong to dismiss the importance of roads, railroads, power plants, mills, and the other familiar furniture of economic development.... But we are coming to realize... that there is a certain sterility in economic monuments that stand alone in a sea of illiteracy. Conquest of illiteracy comes first.

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