ADAPTING | • adapting v. Present participle of adapt. • ADAPT v. to make suitable. |
ADAPTION | • adaption n. Alternative form of adaptation. • ADAPTION n. the act of adapting, also ADAPTATION. |
ADAPTIVE | • adaptive adj. Of, pertaining to, characterized by or showing adaptation; making or made fit or suitable. • adaptive adj. Capable of being adapted or of adapting; susceptible of or undergoing accordant change. • adaptive adj. (Psychology) Of a trait: that helps an individual to function well in society. |
ADAPTIONS | • adaptions n. Plural of adaption. • ADAPTION n. the act of adapting, also ADAPTATION. |
ADAPTIVELY | • adaptively adv. In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner. • ADAPTIVE adv. able to be adapted. |
ADAPTIVITY | • adaptivity n. The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt. • ADAPTIVITY n. the quality of being adaptive. |
INADAPTIVE | • inadaptive adj. Not adaptive. • INADAPTIVE adj. not adaptive. |
READAPTING | • readapting v. Present participle of readapt. • re-adapting v. Present participle of re-adapt. • READAPT v. to adapt again. |
MALADAPTIVE | • maladaptive adj. (Psychology, chiefly of behaviour) Showing inadequate or counterproductive mental and behavioral adaptation… • maladaptive adj. (Evolution, of anatomy, physiology, or behavior) Showing inadequate or counterproductive evolutionary… • MALADAPTIVE adj. marked by poor or inadequate adaptation. |
MISADAPTING | • misadapting v. Present participle of misadapt. • MISADAPT v. to adapt wrongly. |
NONADAPTIVE | • nonadaptive adj. Not adaptive; unable to adapt. • NONADAPTIVE adj. not adaptive. |
PREADAPTING | • preadapting v. Present participle of preadapt. • PREADAPT v. to adapt beforehand. |
PREADAPTIVE | • preadaptive adj. Serving as an adaptation for something to occur in the future. • PREADAPTIVE adj. of, relating to, or characterized by preadaptation. |
ADAPTIVENESS | • adaptiveness n. The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt. • ADAPTIVENESS n. the quality of being adaptive. |
ADAPTIVITIES | • adaptivities n. Plural of adaptivity. • ADAPTIVITY n. the quality of being adaptive. |
MALADAPTIVELY | • maladaptively adv. In a maladaptive manner. • MALADAPTIVE adv. marked by poor or inadequate adaptation. |
ADAPTIVENESSES | • adaptivenesses n. Plural of adaptiveness. • ADAPTIVENESS n. the quality of being adaptive. |
COUNTERADAPTIVE | • counteradaptive adj. Relating to counteradaptation. |