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Definition of Adaptable

1. Adjective. Capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use. "The frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"

Definition of Adaptable

1. a. Capable of being adapted.

Definition of Adaptable

1. Adjective. Capable of adapting or of being adapted. ¹

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Definition of Adaptable

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adaptable

Literary usage of Adaptable

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Theatre Arts by Society of Arts and Crafts, Detroit (1917)
"Sam Hume's adaptable Settings THERE are many reasons why the first season at the Arts and Crafts Playhouse in Detroit is likely to be long remembered by ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"... such as the sea lion and the hair seal, are in reality much more adaptable, not being possessed of the powerful and unvarying instincts of the fur seal. ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"... such as the sea lion and the hair seal, are in reality much more adaptable, not being possessed of the powerful and unvarying instincts of the fur seal. ..."

4. U. S. Spectrum Management Policy: Agenda for the Future (1994)
"... adaptable standards. The initial impact or increased technical flexibility would be to further reduce the need for a separate rulemaking proceeding each ..."

5. Principles Governing the Retirement of Public Employees by Lewis Meriam (1918)
"The final objection to the assessment or cash disburse -Not adaptable ment system is that it is ill adapted to the needs of a system designed to give ..."

6. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"Some of them are adaptable to banks and borders, and others to rock-gardens and alpine work; some are swamp plants. They are likely not to persist long ..."

7. The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1896)
"Virtually it is closely allied to low-relief ornament in wood, stone, leather, or metal, and is adaptable where these forms of decoration are used. ..."

8. The Foundations of National Prosperity: Studies in the Conservation of by Richard Theodore Ely, Charles Kenneth Leith, Ralph Henry Hess, Thomas Nixon Carver (1917)
"... and adaptability of the population adaptable popu- . . od inventions * rr «re useless. which enables them to make large use of these appliances. ..."

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