Meanings
comparative more ecologically · superlative most ecologically · alternative archaic œcologically
- In an ecological manner.
- Regarding ecology.
in a world where there are competing ends for the use of natural resources, and particularly energy forms, the aim of permaculture is to create productive systems which are ecologically sound and ecologically viable, provide for their own […]
2007, Derek Thomas, Architecture and the Urban Environment, Routledge, →ISBN, page 178
Origin
- Englishecology
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishecological
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishecologically
From ecological + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ecològicament
- ecològicamentin an ecological manner
Finnish ekologisesti
- ekologisestiin an ecological manner
French écologiquement
- écologiquementin an ecological manner
German ökologisch
- ökologischin an ecological manner
Italian ecologicamente
- ecologicamentein an ecological manner
Polish ekologicznie
- ekologiczniein an ecological manner
Portuguese ecologicamente
- ecologicamentein an ecological manner
Russian экологи́чески
- экологи́чески (ekologíčeski)in an ecological manner
Spanish ecológicamente
- ecológicamentein an ecological manner
Cite this entry
ecologically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecologically
“ecologically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecologically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ecologically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ecologically.
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