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high-functioning
[ hahy-fuhngk-shuh-ning ]
adjective
- noting or relating to a person with a disability, chronic illness, or mental health issue who is able to fulfill more activities of daily living than others with the same condition:
Psychiatrists called their child high-functioning during the autism assessment.
It can be difficult for loved ones to spot the signs of high-functioning alcoholism.
Usage Note
Word History and Origins
Origin of high-functioning1
Example Sentences
I know a lot of artists and directors that are very high-functioning potheads.
Richards, at the depths of his drug-fueled romp through the culture, was also a high-functioning professional music executive.
Watch the presentation: How to ‘See’ Color Daniel Tammet is what's known as a high-functioning autistic savant.
But I was a paragon of high-functioning alcoholism: Few knew my secrets.
In the psychoactive hierarchy of kitchen work, a high-functioning junkie beats a one-time opium eater.
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