adj.
Pronunciation: ə - ' dap-tiv, a-
Function: adjective
Date: 1760
: showing or having a capacity for or tendency toward adaptation
– adap · tive · ly adverb
– adap · tive · ness noun
– ad · ap · tiv · i · ty \ ˌ a- ˌ dap- ' ti-v ə -t ē \ noun
adj.
Pronunciation: ə - ' dap-tiv, a-
Function: adjective
Date: 1760
: showing or having a capacity for or tendency toward adaptation
– adap · tive · ly adverb
– adap · tive · ness noun
– ad · ap · tiv · i · ty \ ˌ a- ˌ dap- ' ti-v ə -t ē \ noun
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012