Associations to the word «Nonadaptive»

Wiktionary

NONADAPTIVE, adjective. Not adaptive; unable to adapt.

Dictionary definition

NONADAPTIVE, adjective. (of a trait or condition) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; "dysfunctional behavior".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats