adjective
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Origin of evolutive
First recorded in 1870–75; evolut(ion) + -ive
Example Sentences
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“The situation tonight is very evolutive at international level. We are following the situation in Italy,” Veran told a news conference.
From Reuters
“We are too different; the fruit of two diverse evolutive tracks...plants could be aliens for us,” he said.
From The Guardian
But for many the primary purpose, perhaps the only purpose, of a case is protection.Which is the point in this story where Evolutive Labs comes in.
From Forbes
Evolutive’s decision tree is naturally biased towards increased protection, and that has implications for the size of the bumper, the resulting dimensions for your smartphone, the construction, and the fitting.
From Forbes
As is usual when any part of an organism is undergoing rapid evolutive changes, this nervous progress is accompanied with some instability.
From Project Gutenberg
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