eugenic

[ yoo-jen-ik ]

/ yuˈdʒɛn ɪk /

of or bringing about improvement in the type of offspring produced.

having good inherited characteristics.

Also eu·gen·i·cal.

Compare dysgenic.

Origin of eugenic

1880–85; < Greek eugen(ḗs) wellborn (see eu-, -gen) + -ic

eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb non·eu·gen·ic, adjective non·eu·gen·i·cal, adjective non·eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb

un·eu·gen·ic, adjective un·eu·gen·i·cal, adjective un·eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb

And these were the people to whom England looked for a eugenically begotten race!

Gray youth |Oliver Onions
One of the most significant of these—significant both socially and eugenically—is summarized here in Fig. 22.

The Social Direction of Evolution |William E. Kellicott
Will not the elimination of the eugenically unworthy rid the world of its heartaches and sorrows?

The Eugenic Marriage, Vol. 3 (of 4) |W. Grant Hague
An increase of this tendency would be eugenically desirable.

Applied Eugenics |Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

The scheme would work, eugenically, in proportion as it is discriminatory and graded.

Applied Eugenics |Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson

eugenic

[ yōō-jĕn′ĭk ]

Of or relating to eugenics.

Relating or adapted to the production of good or improved offspring.