Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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functional | No | Yes | No | No |
operative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
functional (noun) | operative (noun) |
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someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information and assist in criminal investigations | |
a person secretly employed in espionage for a government |
functional (adjective) | operative (adjective) |
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designed for or capable of a particular function or use | being in force or having or exerting force |
involving or affecting function rather than physiology | relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine |
relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing |
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | effective; producing a desired effect |
designed for or adapted to a function or use | |
fit or ready for use or service |