unadaptiveadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, adaptive adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + adaptive adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unaˈdaptive.
1841–8 F. Myers II. iii. §27. 99 The words which Jesus..spoke in answer to the instincts of the unadaptive Baptist.
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