evolutionary

[ ev-uh-loo-shuh-ner-ee or, esp. British, ee-vuh- ]

/ ˌɛv əˈlu ʃəˌnɛr i or, esp. British, ˌi və- /

pertaining to evolution or development; developmental: the evolutionary origin of species.

of, relating to, or in accordance with a theory of evolution, especially in biology.

pertaining to or performing evolutions.

Origin of evolutionary

First recorded in 1840–50; evolution + -ary

ev·o·lu·tion·ar·i·ly, adverb an·ti·ev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective non·ev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective pre·ev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective

pro·ev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective un·ev·o·lu·tion·ar·y, adjective

For his tireless assault on evolutionary biology and downsizing the deity to fit within science, I give Meyer second place.

2014: Revenge of the Creationists |Karl W. Giberson |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
To regain their relevancy, Democrats need to go back to their evolutionary roots.

Time to Bring Back the Truman Democrats |Joel Kotkin |December 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It combines pickup techniques supposedly inspired by evolutionary psychology with self-help pseudoscience.

The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc |Brandy Zadrozny |December 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
This change was relatively rapid in evolutionary terms, and a lot of diverse critters came out of it.

Why Did It Take So Long For Complex Life To Evolve On Earth? Blame Oxygen. |Matthew R. Francis |November 2, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Anyone who takes pot shots at a lovely wading bird is a hopeless defective, in my view, an evolutionary mistake.

Can Carl Hiaasen Save Florida? |Malcolm Jones |September 19, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The methods were not phylogenetic, as they have since become under the influence of evolutionary belief.

Makers of British Botany; a collection of biographies by living botanists |Various
He has been hugely vituperated by evolutionary philosophers for his mania for the "age of gold" and his disbelief in progress.

Suspended Judgments |John Cowper Powys
Even the Babylonians made their guesses at an evolutionary theory of the universe.

Browning and His Century |Helen Archibald Clarke
To the discontinuous variations Darwin attached very little importance from an evolutionary point of view.

The Making of Species |Douglas Dewar
This principle plainly shows an evolutionary tendency of all living particles toward a final state of complete intelligence.

Born Again |Alfred Lawson