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unfunctional

unfunctional adjective: not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.

Adjective

unfunctional (comparative more unfunctional, superlative most unfunctional)

  1. Not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.
    • Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism, page 27

Forms of unfunctional

comparativemore unfunctional
superlativemost unfunctional

Origin of unfunctional

From un- + functional.

Words formed from unfunctional

Questions about unfunctional

What does unfunctional mean?
Unfunctional means not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.
What part of speech is unfunctional?
Unfunctional is an adjective.

Words near unfunctional in the dictionary

  1. unfumbling
  2. unfumblingly
  3. unfumed
  4. unfumigated
  5. unfun
  6. unfunctional
  7. unfunctionalised
  8. unfunctionalized
  9. unfunctionally
  10. unfund
  11. unfundable

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