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adaptive

 
Dictionary: a·dap·tive   (ə-dăp'tĭv) pronunciation
 
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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.
adaptively a·dap'tive·ly adv.
adaptiveness a·dap'tive·ness or ad'ap·tiv'i·ty (ăd'ăp-tĭv'ĭ-tē) n.
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adjective

    Capable of adapting or being adapted: adaptable, adjustable, elastic, flexible, malleable, pliable, pliant, supple. See change/persist.

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: having a capacity for adaptation
  Synonym: adaptative
  Antonym: maladaptive (meaning #1)

 
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