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opportunistic

Syllabification: (op·por·tun·is·tic)
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Definition of opportunistic

adjective

  • exploiting chances offered by immediate circumstances without reference to a general plan or moral principle:the change was cynical and opportunistic
  • Ecology (of a plant or animal) able to spread quickly in a previously unexploited habitat.
  • Medicine (of a microorganism or an infection caused by it) rarely affecting patients except in unusual circumstances, typically when the immune system is depressed.

Derivatives

opportunistically

Pronunciation: /-ik(ə)lē/
adverb

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