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functionable

[ fuhngk-shuh-nuh-buh l ]
/ ˈfʌŋk ʃə nə bəl /

adjective

functional(def 3).

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Words nearby functionable

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Origin of functionable

function + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM functionable

func·tion·a·bil·i·ty, noun
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Examples from the Web for functionable

  • Does she seem to be in full and functionable possession of her intellectual plant, such as it is?

    Christian Science|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)