opportunistic

op·por·tun·is·tic

 (ŏp′ər-to͞o-nĭs′tĭk, -tyo͞o-)

adj.

Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit.

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opportunistic

(ˌɒpətjʊˈnɪstɪk)

adj

1. of or characterized by opportunism

2. (Medicine) med (of an infection) caused by any microorganism that is harmless to a healthy person but debilitates a person whose immune system has been weakened by disease or drug treatment

ˌopportuˈnistically adv

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op•por•tun•is•tic

(ˌɒp ər tuˈnɪs tɪk, -tyu-)

adj.

1. adhering to a policy of opportunism; practicing opportunism.

2.

a. (of a microorganism) causing disease only under certain conditions, as when a person's immune system is impaired.

b. (of a disease or infection) caused by such an organism, as pneumocystis pneumonia in a person with AIDS.

[1890–95]

op`por•tun•is′ti•cal•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

opportunistic - taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit opportunist, timeserving expedient - serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

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Translations

opportunistisch

ευκαιριακός

aprovechado

opportunisteprofiteur

opportunistico

opportunistic

[ˌɒpətjʊˈnɪstɪk] ADJ → oportunista

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

opportunistic

[ˌɒpə^rtjuːˈnɪstɪk] adj → opportuniste

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opportunistic

[ˌɒpətjʊˈnɪstɪk] adj (frm) → opportunistico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

opportunist

, opportunistic

n. oportunista.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

opportunistic

adj oportunista

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