adapted

adjective

adapt·​ed ə-ˈdap-təd 

a-

: suited by nature, character, or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation

—used with to or for

soil well adapted to the growing of wheat

"The teeth are sharp and adapted for gripping onto slippery prey … "

—Debi Willoughby

adaptedness noun

He proposes that natural selection is the process of differential reproduction resulting from differential adaptedness to a common selective environment.

—Biological Sciences

Examples of adapted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Zion Regev, a municipal leader, read out an adapted version of the traditional Jewish prayer of mourning. —New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025

The museum will continue some of the department's programs in adapted forms, including school tours and Art Sparks, its interactive, all-ages gallery. —Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Oct. 2025

But his work spans categories, with dramas including Kinsey, starring Liam Neeson and Laura Linney, and the Ian McKellen starrer Gods and Monsters, which won Condon an Oscar for his adapted screenplay. —Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025

But modern, cold-adapted, dam-building beavers of the genus Castor appear to have evolved roughly 12 million years ago, perhaps in response to cooling temperatures. —Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of adapt

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

adapted

adjective

adapt·​ed

ə-ˈdap-təd

: suited by nature or design to a particular use, purpose, or situation