B2adverbenvironment
US/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl.i/
UK/ɪnˌvaɪ.rənˈmen.təl.i/
in a way that is connected with the natural world or that protects it
In context
Customers are willing to pay more for environmentally friendly packaging.
The new port was built on an environmentally sensitive stretch of coast.
Burning rice straw in the fields after harvest is environmentally damaging.
Words that go with environmentally
adverb + adjective
- environmentally friendlyWe switched to environmentally friendly cleaning products.
- environmentally sensitiveMangrove forests are environmentally sensitive areas.
- environmentally sustainableTourism on the island must become environmentally sustainable.
- environmentally consciousEnvironmentally conscious shoppers bring their own bags.
- environmentally damagingSand mining is environmentally damaging to river banks.
- environmentally soundThe project must be both economically and environmentally sound.