Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb In a functional way.
- adverb Practically; effectively.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a functional manner; by means of functions; specifically, in zoöl., with reference to function alone: as, the maxillæ of crustaceans are morphologically limbs, but functionally jaws.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a functional manner; as regards normal or appropriate activity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
functional manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with respect to function
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Examples
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"It's what they call functionally obsolete, meaning it's narrow and the trusses have low clearance," Elkins said.
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"It's what they call functionally obsolete, meaning it's narrow and the trusses have low clearance," Elkins said.
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"It's what they call functionally obsolete, meaning it's narrow and the trusses have low clearance," Elkins said.
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Medicare functionally is just politicians buying votes by promising voters that others will pay their expenses for them.
Health Care Madness, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
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My approach on eBay is to look for high quality well made items that are in functionally sound condition.
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My approach on eBay is to look for high quality well made items that are in functionally sound condition.
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A third question, incidentally, is the role of the Reno Justice Department, and Clinton Administration more broadly, in functionally encouraging these disastrous bureaucratic developments.
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President Obama on Thursday visited the Brent Spence Bridge, which has been called "functionally obsolete."
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President Obama on Thursday visited the Brent Spence Bridge, which has been called "functionally obsolete."
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President Obama on Thursday visited the Brent Spence Bridge, which has been called "functionally obsolete."
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