The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
adj. Advanced in industrial capability, technological sophistication, and economic productivity: traveled through the least developed areas of the world.
v. Simple past tense and past participle of develop.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful. Oppositre of undeveloped.
adj. made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads; -- of real estate.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Unfolded; laid open; disclosed.
In heraldry, same as disveloped.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adj. (of real estate) made more useful and profitable as by building or laying out roads
adj. (used of societies) having high industrial development
adj. being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
Word Usage
"The threshold amount is based on a definition developed by the Social Security Administration in 1964 and revised in 1969 and 1981 by interagency committees."