The Collaborative International Dictionary
Adaptive \A*dapt"ive\, a.
Suited, given, or tending, to adaptation; characterized by
adaptation; capable of adapting.
--Coleridge. --
A*dapt"ive*ly, adv.
Wiktionary
adv. In an adaptive manner; with adaptation; in an adjusted or fitting manner; with fitness.
Usage examples of "adaptively".
We higher mammals like to congratulate ourselves on our supposed ability to alter our own behavior adaptively in the span of an single lifetime.
If she is to develop into an adaptively competent personality, her upbringing must be entrusted to experts who will understand how to help her compensate for her disabilities without requiring excessive achievement from her.
He shows an "ability to use his styles flexibly, adaptively, suiting the dance to the music.
On the one hand, the technologies already formed exerted pressure on the existing culture and, to some extent, inclined people to subordinate themselves adaptively to the needs of the instrumentalities set in motion.