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Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Not improved; not made better.
  • adjective Not made use of or put to advantage.
  • adjective Not built on or cultivated so as to increase in value. Used of land.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Not improved, in any sense; specifically, of land, not tilled; not cultivated; not brought into a condition for use by expenditure of labor.
  • Not tested; not proved.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in knowledge, manners, or excellence.
  • adjective Not used; not employed; especially, not used or employed for a valuable purpose.
  • adjective Not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding no revenue.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Not improved

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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Examples

  • The other third of the improved land and a considerable portion of that half of the farm area known as unimproved land are utilized as pasture for domestic animals.

    The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know Thomas Forsyth Hunt 1894

  • Our development has so much spraying for things that probably don't need to be sprayed that the displays are on the lame side, but trips to "unimproved" regions can be spectacular.

    tingilinde: 2009

  • Our development has so much spraying for things that probably don't need to be sprayed that the displays are on the lame side, but trips to "unimproved" regions can be spectacular.

    firefly season 2009

  • The cave is "unimproved", which means no lights other than what you bring with you, the occasional interpretive sign and a set of metal steps to help you make the initial descent.

    Going down Michelle 2009

  • The cave is "unimproved", which means no lights other than what you bring with you, the occasional interpretive sign and a set of metal steps to help you make the initial descent.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Michelle 2009

  • Under the program, new or converted homes and condominiums are taxed only on the previous, "unimproved" value of the property for 10 years.

    The Taxes of Philadelphia 2009

  • Under Philadelphia's abatement program, new or converted housing is taxed only on the previous, "unimproved" value of the property for 10 years -- the land value in the case of new buildings and the existing building's value in the case of conversions.

    Philadelphia Tax Breaks Draw Ire 2009

  • The road to Potato Cove was the kind that map makers call "unimproved," meaning that it was gravel with teeth-rattling bumps and ruts.

    The Cat Who Moved A Mountain Braun, Lilian Jackson 1992

  • In their native range of Mexico and Central America, the "unimproved" birds are usually produced as a cash crop for market.

    5 Chicken 1991

  • "I'll have to refer that to the Reclamation Service, I guess," the boy answered, "anyhow for the time we'll just call it 'unimproved' and let it go at that."

    The Boy With the U.S. Census Francis Rolt-Wheeler 1918

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