1. (Of societies) Highly developed especially in technology or industry
2. Ahead in development; complex or intricate; SYN. sophisticated.
3. Ahead of the times; SYN. forward-looking, innovative, modern.
4. At a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
5. Far along in time; SYN. ripe.
6. Farther along in physical or mental development
7. Comparatively late in a course of development
8. Situated ahead or going before
1. Prepared or converted from a natural state by subjecting to a special process.
2. Subjected to a special process or treatment.
1. Having or appealing to those having worldly knowledge and refinement and savoir faire
2. Intellectually appealing
3. Marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel