Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being adoptable; the capability of being adopted; that which can be adopted or made use of: as, “the select adoptabilities,” Carlyle, Past and Present, II. xvii.
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- noun The property of being
adoptable .
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Examples
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The cats will be taken to an undisclosed shelter and evaluated for their "adoptability," Stanton said.
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Once extremely timid, they're now highly sociable and know some tricks, "which always heightens adoptability and lessens significantly the chance they'll ever be returned once adopted."
Pet Talk: These cats click with training and performing 2011
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Once extremely timid, they're now highly sociable and know some tricks, "which always heightens adoptability and lessens significantly the chance they'll ever be returned once adopted."
Pet Talk: These cats click with training and performing 2011
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This translates to adoptability, so while her life is a little hard now, I have no doubt she will end up just fine.
Snuggle Bug and Ornery get a bath! Laura 2008
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This translates to adoptability, so while her life is a little hard now, I have no doubt she will end up just fine.
Archive 2008-02-01 Laura 2008
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"Their adoptability should be judged on their behavior and not their breed."
Court Orders 127 NC Pitbulls Killed by Injection, including 60 puppies 2009
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“Their adoptability should be judged on their behavior and not their breed.”
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Due to lack of adoptability as per the need of time that system also could not move forward more than 30 years.
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Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD offer the ability to record and transport HD content, but a potential format war between the two standards could be a roadblock to the adoptability of HD recording.
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Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD offer the ability to record and transport HD content, but a potential format war between the two standards could be a roadblock to the adoptability of HD recording.
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