| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Destitute of function, or of an appropriate organ. Darwin.[Websters]
2. Being feckless. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being fruitless, futile or unavailing. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb functionlessly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (functionlessly) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective functionless.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "FUNCTIONLESS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1818. (references) |
