adverb
- in a manner relating to or produced by biological evolution; from the perspective of evolutionary development
Usage: commonly used in scientific and academic contexts
Examples
- Evolutionarily, humans and chimpanzees share a common ancestor.
- The trait is evolutionarily advantageous in cold climates.
- Evolutionarily speaking, this adaptation emerged over millions of years.
- The species has evolutionarily adapted to survive in harsh desert conditions.
- Evolutionarily, the development of opposable thumbs was significant for primates.