adv
Meaning 1
In a manner relating to evolution or slow development.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
evolutionarily
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adv
Meaning 2
From the perspective of evolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: domain; evolutionary theory; domain; evolutionary theory
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adverb
Meaning 3
in an evolutionary way; from an evolutionary point of view
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the mutation has been evolutionarily successful
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English evolution Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary English evolutionary Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English evolutionarily From evolutionary + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Russian: эволюцио́нно (evoljuciónno) — in an evolutionary manner
- Italian: evolutivamente — from the perspective of evolution
- Russian: эволюцио́нно (evoljuciónno) — from the perspective of evolution