dysfunctionally

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adverb

In a dysfunctional manner.

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Meanings

adverbdysfunctionally (comparative more dysfunctionally, superlative most dysfunctionally)

comparative more dysfunctionally · superlative most dysfunctionally

  1. In a dysfunctional manner.

    “I’m hoping I can be strong enough not to be hit by that ton of bricks, not to become dysfunctionally sad,” said Ms. Cafritz, 62, as she sat on a couch in her temporary home this week.

    2009 August 8, Rachel L. Swarns, “In Collection’s Ashes, a Heritage’s Seeds”, in New York Times

Origin

From dysfunctional + -ly.

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APA

dysfunctionally. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysfunctionally

MLA

“dysfunctionally.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysfunctionally. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dysfunctionally,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dysfunctionally.

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