FUNCTION, FUNCTIONING
ADJECTIVES
► FUNCTIONARY functioning or operative; functional → 1606
NOUNS – PERSON
► WALKING WOUNDED anyone who, despite substantial problems in their life, is still able to function → 1960s US sl.
VERBS
► ACKLE to fit or function properly → 1961 Brit. sl.
► FUNCTIONATE to perform one’s function; to operate, to function → 1843
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