eugenically

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adverb

In terms of, or by means of, eugenics.

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Meanings

adverbeugenically (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn 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

From eugenic + -ally.

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APA

eugenically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eugenically

MLA

“eugenically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eugenically. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eugenically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eugenically.

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