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lower functioning

lower functioning is the comparative form of low-functioning.

Meaning of low-functioning

Adjective

low-functioning (comparative more low-functioning or lower-functioning, superlative most low-functioning or lowest-functioning)

  1. Functioning or operating at a low level.
  2. Of a person with a developmental or intellectual disability or mental illness, unable to function in society; greatly affected by a disability or illness.
  3. Of a person with autism, exhibiting relatively low cognitive function.

Questions about lower functioning

What is lower functioning the comparative form of?
Lower functioning is the comparative form of low-functioning.

Words near lower functioning in the dictionary

  1. Lower Egyptian
  2. lower esophageal sphincter
  3. lower esophageal sphincters
  4. Lower Eyre Peninsula
  5. Lower Franconia
  6. lower functioning
  7. lower garment
  8. lower garments
  9. Lower General Luna
  10. lower grade
  11. Lower Gwynedd

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