unfunctional

adj

unfunctional

adj

Etymology From un- + functional.

1

Not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.

  • Even the mantelpiece is adorned with a totally unfunctional tasselled valance rather like an altar frontal.1969, David G. Irwin, The Visual Arts, Taste and Criticism, page 27:
Derived terms
unfunctionally
Related terms
nonfunctional

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.