opportunistic
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English
Etymology
From opportunist + -ic.
Pronunciation
Adjective
opportunistic (comparative more opportunistic, superlative most opportunistic)
- Taking advantage of situations that arise.
- The danger now isn't so much from the AIDS virus itself as from opportunistic infections.
- Taking advantage of situations to advance one's own interests without regard for moral principles.
- You can't trust somebody that opportunistic: he'll stab you in the back the first chance he gets.
- 1997 September 28, “In Rescuing a Relative, a Helping or a Heavy Hand?”, in The New York Times:
- […] an opportunistic relative masquerading as his rescuer, […]
- 2022 November 18, Kaitlyn Tiffany, “Tumblr Gets the Last Laugh”, in The Atlantic:
- Now, maybe you see this as sort of an obvious and opportunistic publicity play by a competing social-media service. Maybe it even seems crass to you—a little grave-dancy.
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Translations
taking advantage of situations that arise
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said of people who will take advantage of situations
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