Designed around practical use or directed toward performing a particular function.
Natural examples
Die Jacke ist funktionell und schützt vor Regen.
The jacket is practical and protects against rain.
Der neue Raum ist schlicht, aber funktionell eingerichtet.
The new room is simple but functionally arranged.
Die funktionelle Untersuchung prüft die Beweglichkeit des Gelenks.
The functional examination checks the joint's mobility.
Usage note
Funktionell can describe practical design or a relation to function. It overlaps with funktional, which often stresses usefulness. Duden lists funktioneller and am funktionellsten as comparison forms.
Mini-lesson: funktionell
Designed around practical use or directed toward performing a particular function. Funktionell can describe practical design or a relation to function. It overlaps with funktional, which often stresses usefulness. Duden lists funktioneller and am funktionellsten as comparison forms.
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