functionless
- a word derived from function.
Example Sentences
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Developers pleaded with city, county and state officials for a $300 million bailout, warning the project could halt mid-construction, leaving a functionless cement and steel skeleton, looming over prime downtown real estate.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2023
It’s probably no coincidence that this character, though functionless in the plot, is the one who can’t stop talking about its themes.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2020
And $1,000 for the printer plus $43 for each spool of filament is a hefty price to pay for a functionless, semidecorative piece of plastic I could buy for like 23 cents.
From Slate • Mar. 10, 2014
But, it might also be totally functionless, maybe it just makes the whales feel good.
From Scientific American • Apr. 28, 2013
The organization of industry as a profession does not involve only the abolition of functionless property, and the maintenance of publicity as the indispensable condition of a standard of professional honor.
From The Acquisitive Society by Tawney, R. H.
