organically

[awr-gan-ik-lee]

adverb

1. in an organic manner.

2. by or with organs.

3. with reference to organic structure.

Other Word Forms

• hyperorganically adverb
• nonorganically adverb
• preorganically adverb
• pseudoorganically adverb
• quasi-organically adverb
• semiorganically adverb
• suborganically adverb
• unorganically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of organically¹

First recorded in 1675–85; organic + -al ¹ + -ly

Example Sentences

Batman’s classic villains are also transformed into characters that exist organically within the Aztec context.

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Our goal is always to make the best music we can, and the rest happens organically.

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When I started making the songs, the genres rose out pretty organically.

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Kuang has come to adore Henry’s work, but unlike most of Henry’s fans, she didn’t discover the books organically.

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“It happened organically,” Walliser says, when he asked his assistant to be prepared to take a photo of him and Chan, whom Walliser grew up watching in Vancouver, if the opportunity arose.

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Related Words

• naturally