adaptable
adjective
capable of being adapted.
unadaptable
-
a word derived from
adaptable.
Example Sentences
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It’s an absurdist portrait of America on the verge of self-destruction adapted from a novel considered unadaptable.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
In short, it felt like "The Wheel of Time" had to make some really difficult choices to adapt a basically unadaptable story.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2022
So when he set about to tackle the dense, philosophical and supposedly unadaptable book, Villeneuve was determined to stay as faithful as he could to Herbert’s vision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
Tsuruko is genial, but she is unadaptable to the point of being stupid.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
The New York doctor possessed none of these qualities; moreover, he was pitifully unadaptable outside of the artificial world in which he posed.
From The Lady of Big Shanty by F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley) Smith
