Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for evolutionary. Search instead for devolutionary.
Definitions

evolutionary

[ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee, ee-vuh-] / ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i, ˌi və- /
ADJECTIVE
pertaining to evolution or development
Synonyms
Antonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Michael Lee, an evolutionary biologist at the South Australian Museum not involved in the research, said "the new fossils from China demonstrate that the Sinsk event affected shallow water forms most severely".

From Barron's

That idea has long been used to describe evolutionary standoffs between species, such as hosts and the parasites or pathogens that attack them.

From Science Daily

You have a natural evolutionary gift, designed to protect you.

From Literature

Instead, the study shows that tumors follow measurable patterns shaped by chromosome makeup, evolutionary pressures, and treatment-related stress.

From Science Daily

No complete genome of the pathogen responsible for pinta has yet been recovered, which leaves questions about its evolutionary relationships and classification.

From Science Daily