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functional

If something is functional, it is working properly or normally. The flashlight was still functional after I dropped it down the stairs.

functional

designed for or capable of a particular function or use a style of writing in which every word is functional functional architecture involving or affecting function rather than physiology functional deafness (= usable, useable, operational) fit or ready for use or service the toaster was still functional even after being dropped the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable an operational aircraft the dishwasher is now in working order relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis designed for or adapted to a function or use functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical functional architecture (= running, working) (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing in running (or working) order a functional set of brakes

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Improper transport and handling may cause structural and functional damage of the device.

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Functional at best.
A lot of pain in the head, no functional disorder.
And I see no functional advantage in a marvellous mouth.
See, my sorority believes in functional jewelry.
Now that's what I call functional art.
Active and functional, not too different from the Enterprise.
She must be a totally functional empath.
Hm, a primitive machine, but functional.
Someone may have entered after Captain Kirk and his party left. Mr. Scott, since the Enterprise is obviously functional, I suggest we return to our starting place at top warp speed.
It's a little bit of a mess, but it's thoroughly functional.
Thoroughly functional.
We're going down. Turbines non-functional.
All systems have been checked and are functional.
We'll be back soon but we'll be gone long enough to form an accurate and functional escape.
That's the one for my money. - Functional.
And still be functional.
You know what psychological migraine is? A lot of pain in the head, no functional disorder.
It's so functional for your purposes.
PRIMITIVE, BUT FUNCTIONAL. YES, YES, YES.
You had a functional or hysterical amnesia.
Sufficient abnormalities to account for periods of functional amnesia?
Be it ever so functional.
It'll be functional at 0800 hours.
Active and functional. Not too different from the Enterprise.
A functional malady which so obstinately resists treatment suggests a profound karmic disorder.
Mr. Scott, since the Enterprise is obviously functional, I suggest we return to our starting place at top warp speed. Aye, sir.
Spectacular, but functional living quarters, including staterooms and galley.
Sufficient abnormalities to account for periods of functional amnesia? Working.
Active and functional.
A functional, pure rebellion.
Simulakron is almost functional.
In my opinion, your sister's condition is more psychosomatic than functional.
Houston, the suit is functional.
I want that computer fully functional in 10 minutes.
Major systems functional.

News and current affairs

It also makes one wonder whether a creative genius like Fischer, deeply troubled yet supremely functional at the chessboard, would be able to exist in today's unforgiving online world.
It is also appropriate for an economy where goods and services fulfill people's needs and where products compete on their technical or functional features.
Adding value in this non-functional sense is a quintessentially European strength.
The normal cells of women carrying the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations can still recombine, because they retain one functional allele-or alternative form-of the gene.
Only those cells losing this remaining functional allele of the BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene will become tumors.
Thus, only the tumor cells will have a non-functional recombination pathway and rely completely on PARP to repair single-strand breaks before copying the DNA.
The reason is simple: cells that have recently lost the functional BRCA1 or BRCA2 allele and that will later grow into tumors will also be unable to undergo recombination.
A new and functional division of labor between Europeans and Americans is thus conceivable, provided it retains the framework of common political commitments and shared responsibilities.
Like many people, I thought that small, innovative companies dominated functional foods.
The most popular functional foods are soft drinks, sports drinks, breakfast cereals, snacks, energy bars, and juice drinks.
Real health foods do not need to be made functional to be good for you.
They are functional just the way they are.
In essence, while all of Iraq's factions have a strong interest in promoting a central government that appears fully functional, that government's powers will in fact be limited.
The functional equivalents of elephants are Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East.
There must be normalization in our relations in order for the Caucasus to coalesce into a functional region.
That would be the functional equivalent of a tax hike on beleaguered American families - hardly the solution that US politicians are promising.
That would be the functional equivalent of adding about three-fourths of all existing Internet users in the US.
By late 2008, China was in the throes of the functional equivalent of a full-blown recession.
That would be the functional equivalent of a tax hike on middle-class families - precisely the constituency that so concerns Congress.
Moreover, the National Security Council has indicated the need to introduce a new plan for multi-functional flexible defense forces.
But they share one insight: There is a deep longing for the creation of communities defined by shared values, not functional needs.
This kind of pragmatic and functional approach, if strengthened, promises to generate momentum for cooperation on more sensitive security issues.
In functional terms, power is distributed like a three-dimensional chess game.
Germany's relationship with Europe is seen as a functional one by nearly all the democratic parties.
The legislature today comprises a mix of directly elected members and those representing functional constituencies: corporate interests and groups of employees.

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