The Collaborative International Dictionary
Anthropogenic \An`thro*po*gen"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.
(1923) caused by humans; -- as, the anthropogenic extinction of species.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1889, from anthropogeny + -ic.
Wiktionary
a. 1 pertaining to the origin of man, or anthropogeny 2 having its origin in the influence of human activity on nature.
WordNet
adj. of or relating to the study of the origins and development of human beings [syn: anthropogenetic]
Usage examples of "anthropogenic".
Then again, the anthropogenic model was hardly more convincing: life had thrown up something which could contemplate it, a mind capable of understanding it, but so what?
If the Earth were to suffer a catastrophic anthropogenic extinction event over the next ten years, which it will, American business would continue to focus on its quarterly profit and loss.