Adoptive \A*dopt"ive\, a. [L. adoptivus: cf. F. adoptif.]

Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; as, an adoptive father, an child; an adoptive language. -- A*dopt"ive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

adoptive adj
1: of parents and children; related by adoption; "adoptive parents" [ant: biological]
2: acquired as your own by free choice; "my adopted state"; "an adoptive country" [syn: adopted] [ant: native]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

Adoptive \A*dopt"ive\, a. [L. adoptivus: cf. F. adoptif.]

Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted to adopt; as, an adoptive father, an child; an adoptive language. -- A*dopt"ive*ly, adv.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)