nonhereditarily

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adverb

In a manner that is not hereditary.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

adverbnonhereditarily (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a manner that is not hereditary.

    Inveterate abuse of drinking in nonhereditarily disposed persons creates a degeneracy like the hereditary.

    1893, Circulars of Information of the Bureau of Education, United States. Office of Education, page 133
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Chicago

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