Utility and Working

Utility

Utility adjective - Used of beef; usable but inferior.

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Working and utility are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Working" instead an adjective "Utility".

Working adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Utility and working are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Utility" instead an adjective "Working".

Nearby Words: work, works, worked, workable, worker

human	human utility	human working
high	high utility	high working
better	better utility	better working
normal	normal utility	normal working
Other adjectives: strong, powerful, actual, real, little, main, general, immense, cultural.

Seriously, every single intact computer you find, even those in half-demolished, completely abandoned buildings, still somehow has a working power source, and underground utility tunnels still have working (although very dim) lights.

Source: Ragnarok-Proofing
The Dandy: Wrenn, foreman of a utility line crew, using a hand mirror and comb to futz with his hair while the rest of his crew is working on a power line.

Source: Film / Lucky Star
Mundane Utility: "Toy Palace" has, among its assorted toys intended for children being sold, a working time machine.

Source: Western Animation / Rugrats

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