maladapted

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adjective

Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.

OriginEnglish adapted ← Old French mal- ← Latin male →
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Meanings

adjectivemaladapted (comparative more maladapted, superlative most maladapted)

comparative more maladapted · superlative most maladapted

  1. Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.

Origin

  1. Latinmale
  2. Old Frenchmal-
  3. Englishmal-
  4. Englishadapted
  5. Englishmaladapted

From mal- + adapted.

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APA

maladapted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maladapted

MLA

“maladapted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maladapted. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maladapted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maladapted.

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