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Meaning of UNIMPROVED

Pronunciation:  `unim'proovd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  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"
  2. [adj]  (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"
 
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 Synonyms: dirt, scrub, uncleared, undeveloped, ungraded
 
 Antonyms: improved
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Un`im*proved"\, a.
1. Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in
   knowledge, manners, or excellence.
2. Not used; not employed; especially, not used or employed
   for a valuable purpose; as, unimproved opportunities;
   unimproved blessings. --Cowper.
3. Not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding no
   revenue; as, unimproved land or soil.
 

 

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