eugenic

[yoo-jen-ik]

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adjective

of or bringing about improvement in the type of offspring produced.

having good inherited characteristics.

Also eu·gen·i·cal.

Compare dysgenic.

Origin of eugenic

1880–85; < Greek eugen(ḗs) wellborn (see eu-, -gen) + -ic

Related formseu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·eu·gen·ic, adjectivenon·eu·gen·i·cal, adjectivenon·eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverbun·eu·gen·ic, adjectiveun·eu·gen·i·cal, adjectiveun·eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb

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Related Words for eugenic

ancestral, historical, hereditary, patrimonial, digenetic, genital, matriclinous, sporogenous

Examples from the Web for eugenic

Contemporary Examples of eugenic

She operated at a time when eugenic arguments were very much in vogue, harnessed by both sides of the birth-control debate.
How Palin Flunks Feminism
Michelle Goldberg
November 26, 2010

Historical Examples of eugenic

I was her physician, for I have not always been in the Eugenic Service.
City of Endless Night
Milo Hastings
My next duty as a German father-elect was to report to the Eugenic Office.
City of Endless Night
Milo Hastings
The use of the terms "fit" and "unfit" in a eugenic sense has been criticized.
The Task of Social Hygiene
Havelock Ellis
For this reason the scope of eugenic legislation is likely to be extended.
Society
Henry Kalloch Rowe
Anonymous letters had warned him that she was after him for eugenic purposes.
The Gay Rebellion
Robert W. Chambers

eugenic in Medicine

eugenic

[yōō-jĕn′ĭk]

adj.

Of or relating to eugenics.

Relating or adapted to the production of good or improved offspring.