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opportunistic


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Definition of opportunistic

adjective

  • exploiting immediate opportunities, especially regardless of planning or principle:an opportunistic political lightweight
  • Ecology (of a plant or animal) able to spread quickly in a previously unexploited habitat: opportunistic populations colonizing new substrates
  • Medicine (of a microorganism or an infection caused by it) affecting patients only or chiefly when the immune system is depressed.

Derivatives

opportunistically

Pronunciation: /-ˈnɪstɪk(ə)li/

adverb

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