Adaptable

//əˈdæptəbəl// adj

adj ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

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

    "Joan was adaptable, and easily fell in with the prevalent tone. She played her small jokes on each, and this readily dissolved restraint, and put all on terms of easy friendship."

Adjective
  1. 1
    capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use wordnet

Synonyms

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adaptiveadjustablepliablevariableable to adaptaccessible

Example

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"This story may be adaptable for a television program."

Etymology

From adapt + -able.

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