nonadaptive
adjective
(alsonon-adaptive)uk/ˌnɒn.əˈdæp.tɪv/us/ˌnɑːn.əˈdæp.tɪv/notabletochangetosuitchangingconditions:
Suchpeoplemight beconservativeintemperamentand begenerallynon-adaptive .
Psychotherapy may behelpfulin thetreatmentof nonadaptivebehaviourproblems.
biologyspecialized
Non-adaptivefeaturesorchangesdo not make anorganismmoresuitedtoitsenvironment:
It has beensuggestedthat deer'santlersmay be non-adaptivefeatures.
A lot ofevolutionarychangemay be nonadaptive.
- Eachchildwasratedonadaptiveand non-adaptive behaviours.
- Adolescence is atimewhen thechancesof nonadaptivechangesignificantlyincrease.
- Differences in thelengthof people'stoesisrandomand nonadaptive.
- Customnetworksallowacombinationofadaptiveand non-adaptivecomponentstoworktogether.
Adapting and modifying
- acclimate
- acclimation
- acclimatization
- acclimatize
- accommodate
- ambidextrous
- amendment
- chameleon
- change with/keep up with/move with the timesidiom
- configure
- counter-adaptation
- pliant
- pliantly
- putsomethingback
- putsomething/someoneforward
- reacclimatize
- unadapted
- unamended
- writesomeoneout ofsomething
- Zelig