Functional
Functional adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: I don't think that vending machine is functional, so don't put money into it
Live and functional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Live" instead an adjective "Functional".
Live
Live adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: didn't realize that the microphone was live and proceeded to make some rather indiscreet comments
Functional and live are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Functional" instead an adjective "Live".
Both words in one sentence
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Not only did he live for 12 more years, he was functional, although apparently he had some personality changes due to brain damage.
Source: Only a Flesh Wound -
In Evil Inc., a character discovers that a robot duplicate of her is fully functional, and decides to borrow it for the weekend so her husband can live out "THE Fantasy".
Source: Twin Threesome Fantasy -
The gun was a non-functional prop (because Trevor was not trusted with real firearms) and the "hostage" was an actor in on the performance, thus he does live.
Source: Film / Iron Man 3
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