"opportunistic" meaning in English

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    {
      "form": "opportunistic",
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    {
      "form": "more opportunistic",
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    {
      "form": "most opportunistic",
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        "superlative"
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Within the orgnization, there are many rules to regulate opportunistic behavior."
        },
        {
          "text": "She was criticized for being calculating and politically opportunistic."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Opportunistic behaviour takes advantage of chances offered by the situation, often without regard to the harm that it might cause."
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "An opportunistic infection is one that only sickens an organism whose immune system has been weakened by disease or drug treatment."
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˌɑpərˌtuːˈnɪstɪk/",
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  "word": "opportunistic"
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  "etymology_text": "opportunist + -ic",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "opportunistic",
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        "positive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "more opportunistic",
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        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most opportunistic",
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        "superlative"
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        {
          "text": "Within the orgnization, there are many rules to regulate opportunistic behavior."
        },
        {
          "text": "She was criticized for being calculating and politically opportunistic."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Opportunistic behaviour takes advantage of chances offered by the situation, often without regard to the harm that it might cause."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An opportunistic infection is one that only sickens an organism whose immune system has been weakened by disease or drug treatment."
      ]
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  ],
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