evolutionary
adjective
pertaining to evolution or development; developmental.
evolutionarily
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a word derived from
evolutionary.
Example Sentences
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"This completely changes our understanding of how mammalian immune systems can be organized and raises exciting new questions about why bats have been so evolutionarily successful and how they respond to viruses."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
C3 is an evolutionarily ancient protein found even in simple animals such as sponges and jellyfish.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
And evolutionarily, that was really bad news, because we’d be cast out of the tribe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Bauer College of Business, whose research likens its effect on our senses to that of a shimmering body of water, which we’re evolutionarily programmed to perceive as a vital resource.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
It can be argued that youthful derring- do is in fact evolutionarily adaptive, a behavior encoded in our genes.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
