as in unused
not having acquired a habit or tolerance the animals that were unadapted to extreme cold quickly died out during the Ice Age

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Recent Examples of unadapted The works of Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson had remained unadapted to feature film until Denzel Washington took on the challenge of bringing Fences to the big screen. Kevin Jacobsen and Sammi Burke, EW.com, 17 Nov. 2023 Meanwhile, farmers with unadapted seed varieties are unable to produce sufficient yield, resulting in losses for their farms and families, especially in developing countries like India. Afdhel Aziz, Forbes, 19 July 2022 The speakers are expected to discuss tips and best practices for accessing Japan’s treasure trove of unadapted manga, literature, gaming and screen IP. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2022 Adapted novels in our set have almost twice the citations of unadapted works in academic articles, and appear on about twice as many college syllabi. Alexander Manshel, The Atlantic, 16 July 2021 Chernin gets to mine Spotify’s original audio shows for movie ideas, while Spotify can sift through Chernin’s heap of unadapted intellectual property for concepts that might make more sense as podcasts. Adam Epstein, Quartz, 18 Oct. 2020
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unused
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  • The property transfer and payment afforded the city funding to knock down the five-story relic — which had been unused and deteriorating for decades — but clearing the lot of its large pile of debris remained a financial and logistical hurdle.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Normally home to the cathedral's dean, the Tudor-era deanery has been unused since the last dean resigned in March 2025.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Unadapted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unadapted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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