adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 connected with the natural conditions in which people, animals and plants live; connected with the environment:
the environmental impact of pollution * environmental issues / problems * an environmental group / movement (= that aims to improve or protect the natural environment) * environmental damage
2 connected with the conditions that affect the behaviour and development of sb/sth:
environmental influences * an environmental health officer
environmentally adverb:
an environmentally sensitive area (= one that is easily damaged or that contains rare animals, plants, etc.) * environmentally damaging
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