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[ adjective ] not having or performing a function

Used in print

(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)

Nakamura ( ' 58 ) , Verloop ( ' 48 ) , Marchand , Gilroy and Watson ( ' 50 ) , von_Hayek ( ' 53 ) , and Tobin ( ' 52 ) have all claimed their normal but relatively nonfunctional existence in the human_being .

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[ adjective ] not performing or able to perform its regular function

Synonyms

malfunctioning

Examples

"a malfunctioning valve"

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