Definitions
having a capacity for adaptation
Word origin
From adapt + -ive.
Used in a sentence
“The real affinities of all organic beings, in contradistinction to their adaptive resemblances, are due to inheritance or community of descent.”
“That variation of germinal origin is a fact in organic nature is admitted on all hands, and that some variations are adaptive is also unquestioned.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Flexible”8 letters
02“Able to adjust”8 letters
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