Both Uses of
adapt
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- I suppose you are wondering at my being such an adaptable man?†
Chpt 4.1 *adaptable = able to change to fit a different situationstandard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.
- No, I am only wondering at your being too adaptable a man.†
Chpt 4.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(adapt as in: adapted to the new rules) changed to fit a different situation; or made suitable
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(2)
(adapted as in: the species is well adapted for) to be especially well suited or appropriate for something