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- adjective   Not functional ;ornamental , or serving some other purpose than apractical one.
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- adjective not related to or suitable for everyday needs or activities
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Examples
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								This is an unfunctional price, as could be exhibited by an Energy Cost/Employment curve. A Glimmer of Hope on Oil, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009 
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								Then in the fine print of the plan are the mechanisms whereby banks WILL get processed when they prove unfunctional, etc etc. 
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								Look no further than this adorable, yet highly unfunctional dog grape costume. Grape Dog Costume 2009 
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								For people like Moran, Hunt and Matheson to say they are most likely unfunctional is simply speculation and is not based on research results. 
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								For people like Moran, Hunt and Matheson to say they are most likely unfunctional is simply speculation and is not based on research results. 
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								You'll also note the anonymous blogger linked the above points only to problems reported on Sequoia systems, ignoring the mountain of reports that voting systems made by Republican-based companies such as Diebold, ES&S and Hart Intercivic are equally, if not more, unfunctional, inaccurate and vulnerable to tampering and fraud. 
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								I've always been pretty baffled by LeBlond and Bousfield's conclusions, wouldn't a reptilian poikilotherm in 40-50 degree water be pretty much unfunctional? Cadborosaurus Darren Naish 2006 
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								As my downstairs kitchen is still unfunctional (contractors work on their own timetable, not yours – a lesson I have just learned), I need to have the upstairs kitchen fully functional soon, as I am dying from not cooking. Tigers & Strawberries » Springtime, Downtime and a Taste of Things to Come 2005 
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								The squeezer's totally unfunctional squeezer-head, held high on its attenuated spider legs, has been topped with a perfectly squeezed lemon half that serves nonchalantly as the support for the wiring of a lamp and a very nice lampshade. Flights of Fancy, Centuries Apart Ada Louise Huxtable 2007 
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								As time went by, the unfunctional reality of extracting ketchup from a glass bottle became evident to everybody. Brand Sense Martin Lindstrom 2005 
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