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eugenically

eugenically adverb: in terms of, or by means of, eugenics.

Adverb

eugenically (not comparable)

  1. In terms of, or by means of, eugenics.
    • The controversial U.S. Supreme Court case of Buck v. Bell, a 1926 ruling that upheld the rights of states to eugenically sterilize, without consent, those it considered "unfit".2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 19

Origin of eugenically

From eugenic + -ally.

Questions about eugenically

What does eugenically mean?
Eugenically means in terms of, or by means of, eugenics.
What part of speech is eugenically?
Eugenically is an adverb.

Words near eugenically in the dictionary

  1. Eugenian
  2. Eugenians
  3. eugenias
  4. eugenic
  5. eugenical
  6. eugenically
  7. eugenicide
  8. eugenicism
  9. eugenicist
  10. eugenicists
  11. eugenicize

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