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well-adapted

well-adapted adjective: skillfully adjusted or modified to be of most use in a particular environment, situation, etc.

Adjective

well-adapted (comparative more well-adapted, superlative most well-adapted)

  1. Skillfully adjusted or modified to be of most use in a particular environment, situation, etc.

Forms of well-adapted

comparativemore well-adapted
superlativemost well-adapted

Questions about well-adapted

What does well-adapted mean?
Well-adapted means skillfully adjusted or modified to be of most use in a particular environment, situation, etc.
What part of speech is well-adapted?
Well-adapted is an adjective.

Words near well-adapted in the dictionary

  1. well, duh
  2. well, I never
  3. well, to be sure
  4. well, well
  5. well, well, well
  6. well-adapted
  7. well-adjusted
  8. well-advised
  9. well-aimed
  10. well-appointed
  11. well-attested

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