Words / B1

in-vyr-uh-n-MENT-uh-lee/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentəli/

Environmentally relates to the natural world: environmentally friendly; environmentally damaging. Environmental is the adjective; environment is the noun (both already in the dictionary). Green is informal. Do not write environmentally for a social “work environment” — that is workplace. Fleets: environmentally friendly lorries.

Meaning

In a way that relates to the natural world (environmentally friendly).

Examples

• “The council chose an environmentally friendly fleet for bin lorries.”
• “The project is environmentally damaging, which needs evidence in the report.”

Good to know

environmentally friendly / damaging / sustainable. Adjective: environmental. Noun: environment. Informal: green. Not the office atmosphere.

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