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functionless en · ADJ

Etymology

From function + -less.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) lacking a function
    • “Living With Ed,” which makes its debut on HGTV on Sunday night, explores a marriage between two people with opposing domestic agendas and it is a delight, a “Green Acres” for an era in which we have come to expect Connecticut to feel like Cuba well past Columbus Day. The Begleys live in a modest two-bedroom home in Studio City, Calif., where Ms. Carson has a certain appreciation for fluff: big functionless pillows on her bed to supplement those used for sleeping. 2007 January 5, Ginia Bellafante, “With Ed, All’s Green on the Domestic Front”, in New York Times:

Deriveds

functionlessness

Translations (1)

pl bezfunkcyjny (Translations)