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Synonyms

organically

American  
[awr-gan-ik-lee] / ɔrˈgæn ɪk li /

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

Etymology

Origin of organically

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

Example Sentences

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Australians had organically adopted "Bom" as a term of affection, like a nickname for a friend, he said.

From BBC

Some of these new players have spawned organically.

From Los Angeles Times

“I heard at Manero’s in Little Italy people tried staging a play, but the restaurant got too loud. A scene has to happen organically, like it did here. You can’t force it.”

From New York Times

He adds that while fish organically breed and die en masse, natural processes alone cannot explain the extraordinary scope of the recent fish deaths.

From New York Times

“So it definitely felt just like the stars were kind of aligning and it happened really organically and that it was just meant to be,” she recently told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times