Darwinian (dar-WIN-ee-uhn) adjective 1. Relating to Charles Darwin or his theory of evolution.
2. Marked by competitive behavior, suggesting survival of the fittest. [After Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882), English naturalist and author whose published his groundbreaking theory of evolution.] "P&G traditionally was known as a conservative fortress, pitting teams of employees against each other in a Darwinian struggle that sometimes seemed to place a higher priority on winning within P&G than beating competition or appealing to consumers." Cliff Peale; P&G Loses Stodginess to Build Profits; The Cincinnati Enquirer (Ohio); Dec 13, 2004. "(Lieutenant Harms) also observes subtler, almost Darwinian maneuvers by combat veterans to form teams of stronger soldiers to boost their chances of survival." Ann Scott Tyson; For Army, It's Operation Stretch; The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, Massachusetts); Dec 9, 2004. This week's theme: eponyms. Sponsors' Messages: Give an awesome stocking stuffer: Crazy Aaron's Thinking Putty! Friends and family adore its fun colors and adult-sized handfuls: http://puttyworld.com http://ThatWordGame.com SYZYGY is Absolutely the Best WordGame you will ever play. Practice with all those Word Of the Day words you have been learning. ............................................................................ Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. -Mark Twain, author and humorist (1835-1910) Sign off the list: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/unsubscribe.html Update your address: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/address-change.html Send a gift subscription: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Subscribe yourself: http://www.wordsmith.org/awad/subscribe.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/darwinian.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/darwinian.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/darwinian.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
