geologically
- adverb
- /ˌdʒiːəˈlɒdʒɪkli/
- The ocean floor is one of the most geologically active regions on the planet.
- geologically speaking
If we make this planet, and if we make this planet geologically like the Pleistocene, it's not good for us.
- If we make this planet, and if we make this planet geologically like the Pleistocene, it's not good for us.
Examples
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The world is growing older - not just geologically, but biologically, too.
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So, Mars was geologically very active at one time in its past.
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And quite young, geologically speaking.
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The ocean floor is one of the most geologically active regions on the planet
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The moon had been geologically dead for millions of years.
Fiction book (1996) -
"Lucky for you, New York is geologically stable."
Fiction book (1999) -
The whole city is geologically unstable.
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Their presence suggests that tetrapods originated in that region, perhaps just a short time later, geologically speaking.
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Thereafter, it has remained geologically quiet, its crust relatively intact for almost the entire history of the planet.
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A distressingly large number of cities in the world are located in high-risk areas, geologically speaking.
Blog text (29)
Synonyms
From the point of view of the shape of the land and how it forms
Surface Forms
Morphology
geologically = geological (transparent) = geology + ical + ly
A straightforward adverb formed by adding -ly to the adjective 'geological', meaning 'in a geological way'.
Etymology
Geologically comes from the parts geo- 'earth' and -logy 'study', like in geography or biology. So to speak geologically is to talk about the Earth, its rocks, and how the land formed.