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   functional

   /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən(ə)l/

   adjective

   • 1. of or having a special activity, purpose, or task: "a functional role"
   • ▪ relating to the way in which something works or operates: "there are important functional differences between left and right brain"
   • ▪ (of a disease) affecting the operation, rather than the structure, of an organ: "functional diarrhoea"
   • ▪ (of a mental illness) having no discernible organic cause: "functional psychosis"
   • 2. designed to be practical and useful, rather than attractive: "a small, functional bathroom" Similar practicalusefulutilitarianutilityworkadayserviceableminimalistplainsimplebasicseverespartanasceticbaremodestunadornedundecoratedunornamentedunembellishedunostentatiousunclutteredunfussywithout frillsimpersonalcharacterlesssoullesscolourlessinstitutionalantisepticclinicalinformal:no frillsOpposite ornateimpractical
   • 3. in operation; working: "the museum will be fully functional from the opening of the festival" Similar workingin working orderfunctioningeffectiveusablein servicein usegoingrunningoperativeoperatingin operationin commissionin actioninformal:up and runningOpposite out of ordermalfunctioning
   • 4. relating to a variable quantity whose value depends upon one or more other variables: "using functional notation, we can write—where L is the transactions demand for money"

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • U

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   • N

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   • C

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   • T

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   • I

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   • O

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   • N

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   • A

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   • L

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