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