In a way that serves to adapt, adjust, or respond effectively to changing conditions.
From 'adaptive' (capable of adapting) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly', from Latin 'adaptare'.
Immune systems work adaptively—when they encounter a new virus, they don't just react; they learn and remember, creating antibodies that can recognize that same invader for years afterward.
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