Standard Lemma guide

functionally

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: F AH1 NG K SH AH0 N AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: F AH1 NG K SH N AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a functional manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

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2

adverb

Meaning 2

with respect to function

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the two units are functionally interdependent

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Synonyms: none provided

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function English -al English functional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English functionally From functional + -ly.