environmental

Universal Words 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