opportunistic

op·por·tu·nis·tic

adj \-tü-ˈnis-tik, -tyü-\

Definition of OPPORTUNISTIC

: taking advantage of opportunities as they arise: as a : exploiting opportunities with little regard to principle or consequences <a politician considered opportunistic> b : feeding on whatever food is available <opportunistic feeders> c : being or caused by a usually harmless microorganism that can become pathogenic when the host's resistance is impaired <opportunistic infections>

— op·por·tu·nis·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

First Known Use of OPPORTUNISTIC

1892

Rhymes with OPPORTUNISTIC

anachronistic, antagonistic, behavioristic, cannibalistic, characteristic, collectivistic, deterministic, expressionistic, extralinguistic, impressionistic, militaristic, metalinguistic, monopolistic, monotheistic, naturalistic, neologistic, paternalistic, polytheistic, propagandistic, psycholinguistic, reductionistic, relativistic, somnambulistic