From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Adoptive \A*dopt"ive\, adjective [L. adoptivus: cf. F. adoptif.] Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; as, an adoptive father, an child; an adoptive language. -- {A*dopt"ive*ly}, adverb
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
adjective
1: of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents" [ant: {biological}]
2: acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country" [syn: {adopted}] [ant: {native}]
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