Functional
Functional adjective - Being in effective operation.
Neat and functional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neat" instead an adjective "Functional".
Neat
Neat adjective - Being clean and in good order.
Functional and neat are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Functional" instead an adjective "Neat".
Both words in one sentence
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With the 2.5 errata, it turned out that the Infernal charm trees were neat, interesting, cool character-building for the Yozis, and completely unsustainable inside a semi-functional version of the Exalted ruleset.
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This is because in-universe everything left over from the apocalyptic war that destroyed the society is referred to as a Remnant, or "Ishi", and the giant robots are the leftovers that are most likely to be functional due to really neat self-repair systems.
Source: A Mech by Any Other Name
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