Meanings
adjectivesuperadaptable (comparative more superadaptable, superlative most superadaptable)
comparative more superadaptable · superlative most superadaptable
- Very adaptable.
It should be possible for man—as a clever and superadaptable species—to exploit without being exploited.
2018, Brian Stableford, The Florians: Daedalus Mission 1
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Italic*super
- Latinsuper
- Latinsuper-
- Englishsuper-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
- Proto-Italic*ad
- Proto-Italic*ad-
- Latinad-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ptós
- Proto-Italic*aptos
- Latinaptus
- Proto-Indo-European[Term?]
- Proto-Italic*apjō
- Latinapiō
- Latinaptō
- Latinadaptō
- Middle English*adapten
- Englishadapt
- Englishadaptable
- Englishsuperadaptable
From super- + adaptable.
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APA
superadaptable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superadaptable
MLA
“superadaptable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superadaptable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superadaptable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superadaptable.
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