| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accretive | growing by added layers |
| 2. | adaptation-led | driven by adaptation |
| 3. | adaptational | relating to adaptive change |
| 4. | adapting | adjusting to new conditions |
| 5. | adaptive | able to adjust through change |
| 6. | advancement-driven | focused on forward development |
| 7. | advancing | moving forward through change |
| 8. | alterable | capable of gradual change |
| 9. | becoming | coming into a new state |
| 10. | branching | diverging into new forms |
| 11. | budding | beginning to develop |
| 12. | changing | not staying the same |
| 13. | continuing | going on over time |
| 14. | cumulative | increasing by gradual additions |
| 15. | Darwinian | relating to natural selection |
| 16. | derived | coming from an earlier source |
| 17. | descended | derived from earlier forms |
| 18. | developing | undergoing gradual change or growth |
| 19. | developmental | relating to growth and change |
| 20. | differentiating | becoming more distinct |
| 21. | diversifying | becoming more varied |
| 22. | dynamic | marked by ongoing change |
| 23. | ecologically shaped | formed by ecological pressures |
| 24. | elaborating | becoming more developed |
| 25. | emergent | coming into being gradually |
| 26. | environment-led | driven by environment |
| 27. | environment-shaped | formed by surroundings |
| 28. | ever-changing | constantly changing |
| 29. | evolution-based | based on gradual development |
| 30. | evolving | changing gradually over time |
| 31. | flexible | able to adapt or change |
| 32. | fluid | readily changing or shifting |
| 33. | formative | shaping later development |
| 34. | forward-moving | continuing to advance |
| 35. | generation-spanning | extending across generations |
| 36. | generative | producing new forms or growth |
| 37. | gradual | occurring little by little |
| 38. | growing | increasing or developing |
| 39. | growth-oriented | aimed at development and change |
| 40. | historical | developing over past time |
| 41. | history-shaped | formed by past development |
| 42. | in development | still forming or changing |
| 43. | in flux | currently undergoing change |
| 44. | in transition | passing from one state |
| 45. | incipient | in an early stage |
| 46. | incremental | happening in small steps |
| 47. | innovative | introducing new developments |
| 48. | lineage-based | based on ancestral lines |
| 49. | lineage-changing | changing across generations |
| 50. | long-term | happening over much time |
| 51. | maturing | becoming more developed |
| 52. | metamorphic | marked by transformation |
| 53. | metamorphosing | changing into another form |
| 54. | mutable | liable to change |
| 55. | mutating | changing in form or traits |
| 56. | mutation-driven | driven by mutation |
| 57. | mutation-linked | connected with mutation change |
| 58. | mutative | tending to change form |
| 59. | nascent | just beginning to develop |
| 60. | naturally developing | growing by natural processes |
| 61. | nonstatic | not fixed or unchanging |
| 62. | ongoing | still happening or developing |
| 63. | open-ended | able to continue developing |
| 64. | organically changing | changing in a natural way |
| 65. | phase-by-phase | happening in stages |
| 66. | phased | happening in distinct stages |
| 67. | phylogenetic | relating to species development |
| 68. | plastic | capable of being changed |
| 69. | process-driven | guided by ongoing processes |
| 70. | processual | relating to ongoing processes |
| 71. | progressing | moving ahead gradually |
| 72. | progressive | advancing by stages or degrees |
| 73. | ramifying | branching into more forms |
| 74. | reforming | changing for improvement |
| 75. | reshaping | changing the form gradually |
| 76. | responsive | reacting and adjusting readily |
| 77. | selection-based | based on selective processes |
| 78. | selectional | relating to selection processes |
| 79. | self-developing | growing by its own process |
| 80. | self-transforming | changing itself over time |
| 81. | sequential | occurring in ordered stages |
| 82. | shifting | changing position or character |
| 83. | speciating | forming new species |
| 84. | stepwise | proceeding one step at a time |
| 85. | successive | following one stage after another |
| 86. | time-linked | connected with passage of time |
| 87. | time-shaped | formed through time |
| 88. | trajectory-based | following a development path |
| 89. | transformational | involving significant change |
| 90. | transformative | causing major gradual change |
| 91. | transforming | undergoing marked change |
| 92. | transitional | in a state of change |
| 93. | undergoing change | in the process of changing |
| 94. | unfixed | not settled or permanent |
| 95. | unfolding | developing over time |
| 96. | variable | apt to vary or change |
| 97. | variation-based | based on variation |
| 98. | variation-driven | driven by variation |
| 99. | variational | relating to change and variation |
| 100. | zoetic | relating to life or living processes |
