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maladapted

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
mal-adapt-ed
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English adapted English maladapted From mal- + adapted.

Inflected Forms

more maladapted (comparative) most maladapted (superlative)

Questions

What does maladapted mean?
Of any evolving or learning entity, not well adapted for its environment.
Where does maladapted come from?
Etymology tree Latin maleder. Old French mal- English mal- English adapted English maladapted From mal- + adapted.

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