sustainably

[ suh-stey-nuh-blee ]

adverb

1. in a way that allows for continual use of a natural resource without depleting it or causing environmental damage:

   sustainably grown coffee.

2. in a way that can be sustained in the long term:

   a sustainably profitable business.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sustainably¹

First recorded in 1840–45; sustainable ( def ) + -ly ( def )

Example Sentences

"It brings our aspiration of a new home in the region closer and hopefully demonstrates our determination to recover Wasps sustainably."

From BBC

"Similarly, wage growth is gradually slowing but remains too high still to deliver inflation sustainably at target."

From BBC

The decision to eradicate promotion and relegation in an organic way might be an anathema to British sports fans but this is one way of trying to improve standards and force clubs to think sustainably.

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The rhetoric is part of Musk’s effort to establish a human population on Mars and make humanity “sustainably multiplanetary.”

From Salon

It now wants to bridge the gap between how much the product is sold for and how much it costs to produce sustainably in Wales.

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