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unimproved

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un·im·proved  (nm-prvd)
adj.
1. Not improved; not made better.
2. Not made use of or put to advantage.
3. Not built on or cultivated so as to increase in value. Used of land.

unimproved [ˌʌnɪmˈpruːvd]
adj
1. not improved or made better
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (of land) not cleared, drained, cultivated, etc.
3. neglected; unused unimproved resources
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unimprovedunimproved - 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"
improved - made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing; "new houses are springing up on an improved tract of land near the river"; "an improved breed"
2.unimprovedunimproved - (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"
uncleared - not cleared; not rid of objects or obstructions; "uncleared land"; "many cars were stuck in the snow on uncleared streets"
Translations
unimproved [ˌʌnɪmˈpruːvd] ADJ [land] (= not drained) → sin drenar; (= not treated) → sin abonar; [property, house] → sin reformar
unimproved
adj
(noch) nicht besser, unverändert schlecht; methodnicht verbessert; to leave something unimprovedetw nicht verbessern


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The spirit of enterprise, which characterizes the commercial part of America, has left no occasion of displaying itself unimproved.
You are like the servant,' I replied, 'who, instead of employing his one talent in his master's service, restored it to him unimproved, alleging, as an excuse, that he knew him "to be a hard man, reaping where he had not sown, and gathering where he had not strawed.
For as Jones had really that taste for humour which many affect, he expected to enjoy much entertainment in the criticisms of Partridge, from whom he expected the simple dictates of nature, unimproved, indeed, but likewise unadulterated, by art.
 
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