unimproved

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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adjective not made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially not made ready for use or marketing
adjective (of land) not cleared of trees and brush; in the wild or natural state

From un- + improved.

It was small, unimproved, infested with rats. — The Red Lily — Complete, Anatole France
The country abounds in level and beautiful valleys all tilled and sown, without any part lying unimproved. — South American Fights and Fighters, and Other Tales of Adventure, Cyrus Townsend Brady
By the extension, besides, of cultivation, the unimproved wilds become insufficient to supply the demand for butcher’s meat. — An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith

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