Functioning
Rusty
Rusty adjective - Having passed its time of use or usefulness.
Usage example: rusty laws still on the books because no one bothered to repeal them
Functioning is an antonym for rusty.
Both words in one sentence
- If you let them keep the money, the Epsilon officials will instead give you a "reward" that is...a rusty, old, barely functioning tractor.
Source: That One Sidequest -
The Autobot cities, whilst heavily damaged from civil war, are perfect symbols of the once proud civilization Cybertron must have been before the war, whereas Kaon, the Decepticon city, is purposefully rusty and grimy, with the idea that the Decepticons aren't out to build a functioning society.
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