Specifically applied to a country in which economic growth, income per capita, the literacy level, etc. are low compared with some other group of countries.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Geoffrey Crowther (1907–1972), journalist and businessman.
Definition of less developed in US English:
less developed
adjective
Specifically applied to a country in which economic growth, income per capita, the literacy level, etc. are low compared with some other group of countries.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in Geoffrey Crowther (1907–1972), journalist and businessman.