environmentally
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3.7
- adverb
- /ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmɛntəli/
:
medioambientalmente
- And it turns out that restaurants and eating out are a real problem environmentally in terms of their impact.
- environmentally friendly
- environmentally responsible
- environmentally sound
You could also describe them as irresponsible and and environmentally destructive.
- You could also describe them as irresponsible and and environmentally destructive.
- So when we take this into account, we have to wonder how environmentally friendly divesting these assets is.
- They should be environmentally friendly, robust and durable, safe, and last but not least, cheap.
- Because the, the machinery runs fine and we're going to change the fuel and you're telling me it'll still run fine, It'll be environmentally friendly.
- And there are three messages that environmentally you are sending.
Examples
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We expected and found a relationship between children's attitudes and their participation in environmentally relevant activities.
Academic text (1999) -
There was a substantial relation between environmental attitude, willingness to make personal sacrifices, and environmentally responsible behavior.
Academic text (1999) -
And so more application of these things are not what environmentally concerned groups would like to see.
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...clean and environmentally safe well into the next century...
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Plus, he had to find an environmentally friendly use for the water.
Fiction book (2002) -
Again, the legislation should really address the issue of defining what is "environmentally sound."
Academic text (1992) -
For those students, environmentally friendly behavior was exhibited more often than environmentally unfriendly behavior.
Academic text (1999) -
There, he will attempt to negotiate a multi-level ban of environmentally damaging industrial practices.
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The second step toward making America less dependent on foreign oil is to produce and refine more crude oil here at home in environmentally sensitive ways.
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Many companies are now adopting environmentally friendly practices to reduce their carbon footprint.
Synonyms
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4.8
In a way that protects or helps nature
How Genetic
Surface Forms
Morphology
environmentally = environmental (transparent) = environment + al + ly
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the clear adjective 'environmental', making the manner 'in an environmental way'.
Etymology
Environmentally comes from environment, which is built on environ meaning 'around' and is like the everyday word 'surroundings'. So, to act environmentally is to act 'in a way that affects the things that surround us', especially nature and the effects people have on it.