10 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
adjective designed for or capable of a particular function or use
adjective involving or affecting function rather than physiology
adjective relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure
originEtymology tree Old French fonction Middle French functionbor. English function Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English functional From function + -al.
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