organically
pronunciation
How to pronounce organically in British English: UK [ɔ:'ɡænɪklɪ]
How to pronounce organically in American English: US [ɔ'ɡænɪklɪ]
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- Adverb:
- as an important constituent
- involving carbon compounds
- in an organic manner
Word Origin
- organically (adv.)
- 1680s in reference to bodily organs; 1862 in reference to living beings; 1841 as "as part of an organized whole;" from organic. From 1971 as "without the use of pesticides, etc."
Example
- 1. So hanban has let the network grow organically .
- 2. Mr prince is counting on such investments to help citi grow organically .
- 3. Whereas oracle has snapped up dozens of firms , sap has grown mainly organically .
- 4. If cities indeed develop organically along certain lines , pushing them onto another track may be futile .
- 5. The reason is that wikipedia 's community of more than seven million registered users has organically evolved a set of policies and procedures for removing untruths .