Main Entry: adap·tive

Pronunciation: \ə-ˈdap-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 \ˌa-ˌdap-ˈti-və-tē\ noun