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maldeveloped

maldeveloped adjective: developed in an improper or faulty way.

Adjective

maldeveloped (comparative more maldeveloped, superlative most maldeveloped)

  1. developed in an improper or faulty way

Forms of maldeveloped

comparativemore maldeveloped
superlativemost maldeveloped

Origin of maldeveloped

From mal- + developed.

Questions about maldeveloped

What does maldeveloped mean?
Maldeveloped means developed in an improper or faulty way.
What part of speech is maldeveloped?
Maldeveloped is an adjective.

Words near maldeveloped in the dictionary

  1. maldeployment
  2. malder
  3. maldescended
  4. maldescent
  5. maldest
  6. maldeveloped
  7. maldevelopment
  8. maldevelopments
  9. MALDI
  10. maldifferentiation
  11. maldigest

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