sustainably

American  

[suh-stey-nuh-blee] / səˈsteɪ nə bli /

adverb

1. in a way that allows for continual use of a natural resource without depleting it or causing environmental damage.

   sustainably grown coffee.

2. in a way that can be sustained in the long term.

   a sustainably profitable business.

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Etymology

Origin of sustainably

First recorded in 1840–45; sustainable ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

However, if oil should fall sustainably below the trough following the spike, at $76.73, Emanuel sees the potential for 1982-style gains for the S&P to “9,000 and beyond.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

Citing low productivity, industrial decline and an ageing population, the institutes warned that Germany's economy would soon be unable to grow sustainably.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The premise that consumers would pay a premium for sustainably made products turned out to be flawed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Some spun it as a testing ground to figure out how human-made media and generative tech could work together sustainably, but that was always a tough sell in this AI slop era.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

Their long-term existence has not damaged the forest, Meggers told me, a testament to slash-and-burn’s power to keep human groups sustainably within the rigid ecological limits of the tropics.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann