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evolutive

[ ev-uh-loo-tivor, especially British, ee-vuh- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or promoting evolution; evolutionary:

    an evolutive process.

  2. tending to evolve, or toward evolution.


evolutive

/ ɪˈvɒljʊtɪv /

adjective

  1. relating to, tending to, or promoting evolution
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of evolutive1

First recorded in 1870–75; evolut(ion) + -ive
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Example Sentences

I do not wish to assert that all unfamiliar psychical states are necessarily evolutive or dissolutive in any assignable manner.

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