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unadaptable

(ˌʌnəˈdæptəbəl)

adj

1. not having the ability to change or be changed in accordance with altered circumstances

2. not having the ability to be altered to suit a different purpose

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Adj.

unadaptable - not adaptable

adaptable - capable of adapting (of becoming or being made suitable) to a particular situation or use; "to succeed one must be adaptable"; "the frame was adaptable to cloth bolts of different widths"

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unadaptable

[ˈʌnəˈdæptəbl] ADJ → inadaptable

unadaptable

adj → nicht anpassungsfähig, nicht flexibel; to be unadaptable to something → sich an etw (acc) → nicht anpassen können

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