nonfunctional
adjective
non·func·tion·al
ˌnän-ˈfəŋ(k)-shnəl 
-shə-nᵊl
: not functional: such as
a
: having no function : serving or performing no useful purpose
Naive art … tends to be decorative and nonfunctional.—
Robert Atkins
Robert Atkins
b
: not performing or able to perform a regular function
… the entire network is rendered nonfunctional if the central controller fails.—Charles Feltman
Charles Feltman
nonfunctionally
adverb
Synonyms
Examples of nonfunctional in a Sentence
that gas pump is nonfunctional, which is the reason for the plastic bag over the nozzle
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Fahs spent a couple days at Nasser Hospital, which has since become nonfunctional.
—Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
Country clubs have been forced to pull out nonfunctional turf and make other big changes.
—Daniel Rothberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
In one building, 50 medical workers and more than 140 patients have been kept since the second day of the raid, with extremely limited food, water and one nonfunctional toilet, Dr. Tedros wrote.
—Ameera Harouda, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The bipartisan sponsors of Senate Bill 5 wrote that most of the turf in Colorado is nonfunctional and exists for aesthetics alone.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2024
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Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 22 Mar. 2024
Country clubs have been forced to pull out nonfunctional turf and make other big changes.
—Daniel Rothberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
In one building, 50 medical workers and more than 140 patients have been kept since the second day of the raid, with extremely limited food, water and one nonfunctional toilet, Dr. Tedros wrote.
—Ameera Harouda, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
The bipartisan sponsors of Senate Bill 5 wrote that most of the turf in Colorado is nonfunctional and exists for aesthetics alone.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2024
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nonfunctional
adjective
non·func·tion·al
-ˈfəŋ(k)-shnəl, -shən-ᵊl
: nonfunctioning
a nonfunctional muscle
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