adaptive

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

adaptive
    adj 1: having a capacity for adaptation; "the adaptive coloring
           of a chameleon" [syn: {adaptive}, {adaptative}] [ant:
           {maladaptive}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Adaptive \A*dapt"ive\, a.
   Suited, given, or tending, to adaptation; characterized by
   adaptation; capable of adapting. --Coleridge. --
   {A*dapt"ive*ly}, adv.
   [1913 Webster]