Highly-developed

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  highly-developed \highly-developed\ adj.
     1. very complex or intricate; -- used especially of
        technology.
  
     Syn: advanced.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]


  
     2. having most of its industrial production in the most
        modern state; -- used of countries and societies.
        Contrasted with {undeveloped} or {developing}.
  
     Syn: industrialized, advanced, industrial.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  highly-developed
       adj : (used of societies) having high industrial development;
             "developed countries" [syn: {developed}]