adaptable

adaptable [uh-dap-tuh-buh l] ExamplesWord Origin See more synonyms for adaptable on Thesaurus.com adjective

1. capable of being adapted.
2. able to adjust oneself readily to different conditions: an adaptable person.

Origin of adaptable First recorded in 1790–1800; adapt + -able Related formsa·dapt·a·bil·i·ty, a·dapt·a·ble·ness, nounnon·a·dapt·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·a·dapt·a·ble, adjectivenon·a·dapt·a·ble·ness, nounre·a·dapt·a·bil·i·ty, nounre·a·dapt·a·ble, adjectivesu·per·a·dapt·a·ble, adjectivesu·per·a·dapt·a·ble·ness, nounsu·per·a·dapt·a·bly, adverbun·a·dapt·a·ble, adjectiveun·a·dapt·a·ble·ness, noun Related Words for unadaptable uncompromising, intractable, stringent, steadfast, resolute, strict, unyielding, rigid, rigorous, obstinate, adamant, immutable, unalterable, adamantine, determined, dogged, dyed-in-the-wool, firm, fixed, hard Examples from the Web for unadaptable Historical Examples of unadaptable

The Thoracic employer, who always wants things done instantly, is maddened by the slow, unadaptable Osseous employee.

How to Analyze People on Sight

Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict

And not only was he ill-informed—that was true of Mr. Lloyd George also—but his mind was slow and unadaptable.

The Economic Consequences of the Peace

John Maynard Keynes

But he had proved himself incompetent, unadaptable, a stick, a pedantic incapable.

The Half-Hearted

John Buchan

I am too stiffened by work, unskilled in travel, too unadaptable to begin again elsewhere.

The Far Horizon

Lucas Malet

Word Origin and History for unadaptable adaptable adj.

1800, from adapt + -able.