adj.
1.relating to societies in which capital needed to industrialize is in short supply
2.gradually unfolding or growing (especially as of something latent)
3.making or becoming visible through or as if through the action of a chemical agent developing n.
1.processing a photosensitive material in order to make an image visible
Idiom of the Day
burst at the seams
to explode with pride or laughter, to be full to the breaking point
The train was bursting at the seams as it entered the station. I was bursting at the seams from laughter.