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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Unimproved \Un'im*proved"\, adjective
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) 2.0 [wn]:
unimproved
adjective
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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