1. relating to or involving the gradual development of something, especially from a simple to a more complex form
2. relating to the scientific theory of evolution and the development of species
Usage: biology

Examples

• The company took an evolutionary approach to changing its business model.
• Evolutionary biology studies how species change over time.
• The new software represents an evolutionary improvement over the previous version.
• Scientists found evolutionary evidence in the fossil record.
• The evolutionary process of language development takes centuries.
• Her research focuses on evolutionary psychology and human behavior.
• The design changes were evolutionary rather than revolutionary.