functionallyadv.

Brit.

/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃn̩əli/,

/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃn̩l̩i/,

/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃənl̩i/,

/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)nəli/, U.S.

/ˈfəŋ(k)ʃ(ə)nəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: functional adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < functional adj. + -ly suffix².

rare before 19th cent.

1. With regard to function or functioning; in the discharge of a function.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > system > [adverb] > organ > function of

functionally1656

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adverb] > in a functional manner

instrumently?a1425

functionally1879

the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adverb] > in a functional manner

functionally1882

1656 T. Brewer Gospel Publique Worship 104 There is a Brotherly Fellowly, and mutual freeness, and friendly boldness to be presumed on and allowed; yea, in some occasionall acts, even to the danger of Usurpation, if those acts should be constantly and functionally used.

1820 W. Lawrence Lect. ii. 163 The organ is said to be functionally disordered.

1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 256 Its muscle becomes (functionally) an adductor.

1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics xi. 188 Functionally produced modifications.

1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 919 The male organs of species-hybrids are functionally weak to a higher degree than the female organs.

1927 E. A. Sonnenschein Soul of Gram. 3 Two cases might differ functionally without differing morphologically.

1934 H. Read Art & Industry 91/1 For sitting upright, actually the stool or the bench is all that is functionally necessary.

1951 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Social Anthropol. ii. 22 [Montesquieu] had the idea of everything in a society and its ambient being functionally related to everything else.

1971 Nature 30 Apr. 578/3 The indications are clear that the ancestral middle Miocene hominoids were structurally and functionally advanced in this locomotor style.

2010 C. Seife Proofiness iii. 84 ‘Credit default swaps’, which were, functionally, unregulated insurance contracts on these loans.

2. So as to emphasize utility and practicality, often instead of aesthetics or luxury.

ΚΠ

1890 C. H. Moore Devel. & Char. Gothic Archit. iv. 176 The upright supports are functionally designed, compactly grouped, and are continuous from the pavement.

1935 Del Rio (Texas) Evening News 14 Nov. 4/4 Danish table silver functionally designed so that six or eight pieces can be used where the newly-weds would expect to need thrice as many.

1949 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 11 Sept. (Mag. section) 5/1 Florence Kelley's office..is a modest, carpetless room, functionally equipped with a desk and a few chairs.

1964 A. R. Arasteh Man & Society in Iran ii. 30 The zurkhana was usually a dome-shaped building, functionally constructed.

1991 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 72/2 Here the rooms are sparsely but functionally furnished—a long desk.., comfortable chairs, a simple bed, [etc.].

2010 Scotsman (Nexis) 16 Jan. The majority of coats [for dogs] are functionally designed and not just to dress up dogs.

Compounds

functionally illiterate adj. having some ability to read and write but at a level which makes it difficult to perform everyday tasks involving these skills; cf. functional illiteracy n. at functional adj. and n. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1928 Ann. Rep. Secretary of Interior 1927–8 (U.S.) 103 Public opinion will not long permit millions of our people between the ages of 15 and 50 to remain functionally illiterate for lack of educational opportunities.

1987 S. Bellow Let. 31 July (2010) 440 Half of these [people] are totally illiterate, thirty percent more are functionally illiterate.

2011 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 June 23/2 10 per cent of Brazil's population is functionally illiterate.

functionally literate adj. able to read and write at the level required to perform everyday tasks involving these skills; cf. functional literacy n. at functional adj. and n. Compounds.

ΚΠ

1929 Monthly Labor Rev. Nov. 61 The National Academy of Sciences announced that approximately ‘one-fourth of the American Army were not functionally literate’.

1965 Financial Times 31 Aug. 18/6 These changes in education..continue to take into consideration the need to produce a functionally literate population.

2015 J. B. Tschen-Emmons Artifacts from Medieval Europe 102 It is clear..from extant record-keeping systems that while most people could not write and or digest complicated treatises on theology, a growing number were functionally literate.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	functionally
释义	functionallyadv. Brit. /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃn̩əli/, /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃn̩l̩i/, /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃənl̩i/, /ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)nəli/, U.S. /ˈfəŋ(k)ʃ(ə)nəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: functional adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < functional adj. + -ly suffix². rare before 19th cent. 1. With regard to function or functioning; in the discharge of a function. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > system > [adverb] > organ > function of functionally1656 the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [adverb] > in a functional manner instrumently?a1425 functionally1879 the world > plants > part of plant > part defined by form or function > [adverb] > in a functional manner functionally1882 1656 T. Brewer Gospel Publique Worship 104 There is a Brotherly Fellowly, and mutual freeness, and friendly boldness to be presumed on and allowed; yea, in some occasionall acts, even to the danger of Usurpation, if those acts should be constantly and functionally used. 1820 W. Lawrence Lect. ii. 163 The organ is said to be functionally disordered. 1854 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca ii. 256 Its muscle becomes (functionally) an adductor. 1879 H. Spencer Data of Ethics xi. 188 Functionally produced modifications. 1882 S. H. Vines tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. (ed. 2) 919 The male organs of species-hybrids are functionally weak to a higher degree than the female organs. 1927 E. A. Sonnenschein Soul of Gram. 3 Two cases might differ functionally without differing morphologically. 1934 H. Read Art & Industry 91/1 For sitting upright, actually the stool or the bench is all that is functionally necessary. 1951 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Social Anthropol. ii. 22 [Montesquieu] had the idea of everything in a society and its ambient being functionally related to everything else. 1971 Nature 30 Apr. 578/3 The indications are clear that the ancestral middle Miocene hominoids were structurally and functionally advanced in this locomotor style. 2010 C. Seife Proofiness iii. 84 ‘Credit default swaps’, which were, functionally, unregulated insurance contracts on these loans. 2. So as to emphasize utility and practicality, often instead of aesthetics or luxury. ΚΠ 1890 C. H. Moore Devel. & Char. Gothic Archit. iv. 176 The upright supports are functionally designed, compactly grouped, and are continuous from the pavement. 1935 Del Rio (Texas) Evening News 14 Nov. 4/4 Danish table silver functionally designed so that six or eight pieces can be used where the newly-weds would expect to need thrice as many. 1949 Hartford (Connecticut) Courant 11 Sept. (Mag. section) 5/1 Florence Kelley's office..is a modest, carpetless room, functionally equipped with a desk and a few chairs. 1964 A. R. Arasteh Man & Society in Iran ii. 30 The zurkhana was usually a dome-shaped building, functionally constructed. 1991 N. Amer. Rev. Mar. 72/2 Here the rooms are sparsely but functionally furnished—a long desk.., comfortable chairs, a simple bed, [etc.]. 2010 Scotsman (Nexis) 16 Jan. The majority of coats [for dogs] are functionally designed and not just to dress up dogs. Compounds functionally illiterate adj. having some ability to read and write but at a level which makes it difficult to perform everyday tasks involving these skills; cf. functional illiteracy n. at functional adj. and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1928 Ann. Rep. Secretary of Interior 1927–8 (U.S.) 103 Public opinion will not long permit millions of our people between the ages of 15 and 50 to remain functionally illiterate for lack of educational opportunities. 1987 S. Bellow Let. 31 July (2010) 440 Half of these [people] are totally illiterate, thirty percent more are functionally illiterate. 2011 Times Lit. Suppl. 17 June 23/2 10 per cent of Brazil's population is functionally illiterate. functionally literate adj. able to read and write at the level required to perform everyday tasks involving these skills; cf. functional literacy n. at functional adj. and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1929 Monthly Labor Rev. Nov. 61 The National Academy of Sciences announced that approximately ‘one-fourth of the American Army were not functionally literate’. 1965 Financial Times 31 Aug. 18/6 These changes in education..continue to take into consideration the need to produce a functionally literate population. 2015 J. B. Tschen-Emmons Artifacts from Medieval Europe 102 It is clear..from extant record-keeping systems that while most people could not write and or digest complicated treatises on theology, a growing number were functionally literate. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1656
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