adaptively

[uh-dap-tiv]

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

non·a·dap·tive, adjective

re·a·dap·tive, adjective

re·a·dap·tive·ly, adverb

re·a·dap·tive·ness, noun

un·a·dap·tive, adjective

un·a·dap·tive·ly, adverb

un·a·dap·tive·ness, noun

Can be confused: adaptive, adoptive.

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Adaptively is always a great word to know.

So is slumgullion. Does it mean:

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

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