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underdevelop

un·der·de·velop

US/ˌʌndɜrdɪˈvɛlʌp/ uncommon

verb

1.

process (a film or photographic plate) less than the required time or in an ineffective solution or at an insufficiently high temperature

  • “These photos are underdeveloped”

Origin

From under- + develop.

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