Definition of EVOLUTIONARY

evolutionary

Adjective

  • of or relating to or produced by evolution
    • "evolutionary biology"

Adj

  • Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.
  • Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution.

Examples

  • The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors.

Origin / Etymology

From evolution + -ary.

Synonyms

evolutional

Antonyms

non-evolutional, non-evolutionary, nonevolutional, nonevolutionary

Scrabble Score: 18

evolutionary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
evolutionary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
evolutionary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 21

evolutionary: valid Words With Friends Word