"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 [Southern-England] Forms: more opportunistic [comparative], most opportunistic [superlative]
Etymology: opportunist + -ic Etymology templates: {{suffix|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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ic: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'said of people who will take advantage of situations': 56 44 Disambiguation of 'taking advantage of situations that arise': 79 21
  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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