Hypertext Webster Gateway: "unimproved"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Unimproved \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
unimproved
adj 1: 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"
[ant: {improved}]
2: (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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