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eugenically en · ADV

Etymology

Etymology tree English eugenic Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ly Middle English -ally English -ally English eugenically From eugenic + -ally.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) 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: