2 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: adaptive adjective: having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring of a chameleon" [syn: {adaptative}] [ant: {maladaptive}] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Adaptive \A*dapt"ive\, adjective Suited, given, or tending, to adaptation; characterized by adaptation; capable of adapting. --Coleridge. -- {A*dapt"ive*ly}, adverb

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