Definition of "opportunistic" []

• Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit. (adjective)

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• "She said her client was ashamed of the act, which he described as "opportunistic.""
• "ZAHN: David, let's come back to this opportunist, what you called opportunistic intelligence that led to this strike last night."
• "Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his ministers have repeatedly said they won't spark what they call an "opportunistic" election."