functioning

functional, working

Adjective

  1. functional, working
    • The other factions believe that those who are Factionless are nomads and outcasts. But they are actually a fully functioning community. - 2015 March 19, Mekado Murphy, “'The Divergent Series: Insurgent' Creates New...
  2. Of a person, mentally disabled but still able to survive in wider society.
    • Oh, he looked pretty functioning to me.

Forms

more functioning most functioning

Synonyms

useful

Derived

functioning time high-functioning low-functioning autism nonfunctioning subfunctioning

Noun

  1. Action of the verb function.
  2. Manner by which something functions; the workings.

Forms

functionings

Derived

hyperfunctioning subfunctioning

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of function