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antifunctional en · ADJ

Etymology

From anti- + functional.

Meanings

  1. Opposing or hindering a function.
    • It may, for example, be functional when applied with moderation but antifunctional when applied profusely, as is clearly the case with acronyms, usually written in capital letters. 2013, Pieter A. M. Seuren, From Whorf to Montague: Explorations in the Theory of Language, page 111:

Forms

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most antifunctional Degree=Sup lexicographic
more antifunctional Degree=Cmp lexicographic