functional
adjective
functionally
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a word derived from
functional.
Example Sentences
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While pacing the frontier sounds compelling in theory, some believe these ambiguous definitions and loopholes make a slowdown functionally impossible.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
But when the government’s arguments are this lazy, it is functionally impossible for Saylor to not at least implicitly acknowledge just how bad the idea is.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Water voles have been functionally extinct in Surrey since the early 2000s, but co-ordinated reintroduction and habitat improvement efforts by nature restoration groups are working to help the endearing species thrive again.
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
This posture is one that AI is functionally incapable of assuming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
We pass thoughts around, from mind to mind, so compulsively and with such speed that the brains of mankind often appear, functionally, to be undergoing fusion.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
