adaptiveadjective
uk/əˈdæp.tɪv/us/əˈdæp.tɪv/specializedhaving an ability to change to suit different conditions
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Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- acculturate
- acculturation
- amendment
- beat
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the times idiom
- configure
- doctor
- flexible
- liberty
- native
- put sth forward
- readjust
- ring
- ring the changes (on) idiom
- supple
- tailored
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Examples from literature
- They may have done so originally, but we must remember that the embryonic life itself has been subject to adaptive changes for millions of years.
- This is especially true in the case of such adaptive instincts as curiosity, imitation, and play.
- This renders them facile and adaptive in the ever-changing conditions of organic evolution.
- Thomas was deeply observant and quickly adaptive.
- Thus, by a sort of action and reaction, a two-fold series of adaptive modifications will be brought about.