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a⋅dap⋅tive

  [uh-dap-tiv]
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–adjective
serving or able to adapt; showing or contributing to adaptation: the adaptive coloring of a chameleon.
Origin:
1815–25; adapt + -ive

Related forms:
a⋅dap⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
a⋅dap⋅tive⋅ness, noun
ad⋅ap⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty  [ad-ap-tiv-i-tee] , noun
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a·dap·tive   (ə-dāp'tĭv)   
adj.  
  1. Relating to or exhibiting adaptation.
  2. Readily capable of adapting or of being adapted: an adaptive worker; adaptive clothing for children with special needs.
a·dap'tive·ly adv., a·dap'tive·ness, ad'ap·tiv'i·ty (ād'āp-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n.
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Adaptive

A*dapt"ive\, a. Suited, given, or tending, to adaptation; characterized by adaptation; capable of adapting. --Coleridge. -- A*dapt"ive*ly, adv.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: adap·tive
Pronunciation: &-'dap-tiv
Function: adjective
: capable of, suited to, or contributing to adaptation adaptive favorable variants preserved —W. H. Camp> —adap·tive·ly adverb —adap·tive·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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