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There are 14 words containing APTIVE

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.
ADAPTIVELY	• adaptively adv. In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in a fitting manner. • ADAPTIVE adv. able to be adapted.
ADAPTIVENESS	• adaptiveness n. The state or quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt. • ADAPTIVENESS n. the quality of being adaptive.
ADAPTIVENESSES	• adaptivenesses n. Plural of adaptiveness. • ADAPTIVENESS n. the quality of being adaptive.
CAPTIVE	• captive n. One who has been captured or is otherwise confined. • captive n. One held prisoner. • captive n. (Figurative) One charmed or subdued by beauty, excellence, or affection; one who is captivated.
CAPTIVED	• captived v. Simple past tense and past participle of captive. • captived adj. (Obsolete) Captured; captive. • CAPTIVE v. to make a prisoner.
CAPTIVES	• captives n. Plural of captive. • CAPTIVE v. to make a prisoner.
COUNTERADAPTIVE	• counteradaptive adj. Relating to counteradaptation.
EXAPTIVE	• exaptive adj. Relating to exaptation. • EXAPTIVE adj. of a biological feature, having a function differing from that for which it was originally evolved e.g. feathers evolved originally for warmth, also EXAPTED.
INADAPTIVE	• inadaptive adj. Not adaptive. • INADAPTIVE adj. not adaptive.
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.
MALADAPTIVELY	• maladaptively adv. In a maladaptive manner. • MALADAPTIVE adv. marked by poor or inadequate adaptation.
NONADAPTIVE	• nonadaptive adj. Not adaptive; unable to adapt. • NONADAPTIVE adj. not adaptive.
PREADAPTIVE	• preadaptive adj. Serving as an adaptation for something to occur in the future. • PREADAPTIVE adj. of, relating to, or characterized by preadaptation.

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