What does "evolutionary" mean?

Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution.

How do you pronounce "evolutionary"?

Pronounced //ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i//.

Common synonyms include: adaptive, advancing, biological progression, bradytelic, cladistic, comparative anatomy.

/ˌiː.vəˈluː.ʃən.ɛɹ.i/ adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Of or relating to the biological theory of evolution. not-comparable
"The evolutionary history of marine mammals includes land-dwelling ancestors."
2
Having formal similarities to the biological theory of evolution. not-comparable
"The basic elements of an evolutionary growth theory are discussed in Section II."

Adjective

"With this as background I turn now to an account of the present state of evolutionary biology."

From evolution + -ary.