"opportunistic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌɒp.əˌtjuːˈnɪs.tɪk/ [UK], /ˌɒp.əˌt͡ʃ(j)uːˈnɪs.tɪk/ [UK], /ˌɑ.pɚˌt(j)uːˈnɪs.tɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-opportunistic.wav Forms: more opportunistic [comparative], most opportunistic [superlative]
Etymology: From opportunist + -ic. Etymology templates: {{af|en|opportunist|-ic}} opportunist + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} opportunistic (comparative more opportunistic, superlative most opportunistic)
  1. Taking advantage of situations that arise. Translations (said of people who will take advantage of situations): oportunista (Catalan), opportunistisch (Dutch), opportuniste (French), profiteur (French), oportunista (Galician), opportunistisch (German), 日和る (hiyoru) (Japanese), oportunista (Portuguese), oportunista (Spanish) Translations (taking advantage of situations that arise): oportunista (Catalan), opportun (French)
    Sense id: en-opportunistic-en-adj-8lZ2ZJx5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ic, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 64 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'said of people who will take advantage of situations': 56 44 Disambiguation of 'taking advantage of situations that arise': 78 22
  2. Taking advantage of situations to advance one's own interests without regard for moral principles.
    Sense id: en-opportunistic-en-adj-unyFjyuS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nonopportunistic, opportunistically, opportunistic infection Related terms: opportunist, opportunism, opportunity
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