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Opportunistic
ˌɒpətjuːˈnɪstɪk
Opportunistic definitions
adjective
opportunistic
- exploiting immediate opportunities, especially regardless of planning or principle
"an opportunistic political lightweight"
egocentric egotistic egotistical egomaniacal self-centred self-regarding self-absorbed self-obsessed self-seeking self-serving wrapped up in oneself inward-looking introverted self-loving- (of a plant or animal) able to spread quickly in a previously unexploited habitat
"opportunistic populations colonizing new substrates"
- (of a microorganism or an infection caused by it) affecting patients only or chiefly when the immune system is depressed