Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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operative | Yes | Yes | No | No |
functional | No | Yes | No | No |
operative (noun) | functional (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 |
operative (adjective) | functional (adjective) |
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being in force or having or exerting force | designed for or capable of a particular function or use |
relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine | involving or affecting function rather than physiology |
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing | relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure |
effective; producing a desired effect | (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing |
designed for or adapted to a function or use | |
fit or ready for use or service |