- (of a country, society, etc.) having many industries and a complex economic system
- financial aid to less developed countries
- The average citizen in the developed world uses over 155 kg of paper per year.
- economically developed countries
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- in an advanced state
- children with highly developed problem-solving skills
Extra Examples- He's got a highly developed sense of humour.
- an overly developed sense of his own importance
- She was born prematurely with poorly developed lungs.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- highly
- strongly
- very
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