Functional and Ugly

Functional

Functional adjective - Being in effective operation.

Ugly and functional are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ugly" instead an adjective "Functional".

Ugly

Ugly adjective - Unpleasant to look at.

Functional and ugly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Functional" instead an adjective "Ugly".

Nearby Word: ugliness

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Elves vs. Dwarves Their technology is ugly, industrial, but functional; they have no real sense of aesthetics or artistic creativity, and no purpose other than to consume and expand.
  • The character will state that he's only interested in helping the genuinely needy people who stagger into the ugly, barely-functional shack he works in, rather than the affluent clientele who already have ample options and opportunity for decent health care.
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