I. ˌ ̷ ̷vəˈlüsh(ə)nə̇st, -vəlˈyü- noun
( -s )
Etymology: evolution + -ist
: a student of or adherent to a theory of evolution
II. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷ adjective
or evo·lu·tion·is·tic ˌ ̷ ̷və|lüshə|nistik, -tēk also -vəl|yü-
: of or relating to evolution or evolutionists
• evo·lu·tion·is·ti·cal·ly -tə̇k(ə)lē, -tēk-, -li adverb