eugenic
of or relating to measures intended to produce a perceived improvement in the characteristics of the human species or a human population, especially through reproductive policy.
having inherited characteristics that are seen as favorable for the purpose of producing or reproducing perceived improvements in the human species or a human population.: Compare dysgenic.
Origin of eugenic
1- Also eu·gen·i·cal [yoo-jen-i-kuhl] /yuˈdʒɛn ɪ kəl/ .
Other words from eugenic
- eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non·eu·gen·ic, adjective
- non·eu·gen·i·cal, adjective
- non·eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb
- un·eu·gen·ic, adjective
- un·eu·gen·i·cal, adjective
- un·eu·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb
- See also eugenics.
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How to use eugenic in a sentence
She operated at a time when eugenic arguments were very much in vogue, harnessed by both sides of the birth-control debate.
Mating determined by unconscious psychological motives instead of eugenic considerations.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary BlanchardMedicine and surgery—well, there's a huge program of compulsory sterilization, and another one of eugenic marriage-control.
Hunter Patrol | Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuireWithout love, all the efforts of all the eugenic Societies on earth will accomplish little, however well-meant their efforts.
Sex=The Unknown Quantity | Ali NomadThere was no ideal of sex-equality, and therefore Love was regarded as the least important requisite in eugenic marriage.
Sex=The Unknown Quantity | Ali Nomad
There yet remains the eugenic inducement and, I believe, a personal one!
Diane of the Green Van | Leona Dalrymple
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