dysfunctionally

English

Etymology

From dysfunctional +‎ -ly.

Adverb

dysfunctionally (comparative more dysfunctionally, superlative most dysfunctionally)

  1. In a dysfunctional manner.
    • 2009 August 8, Rachel L. Swarns, “In Collection’s Ashes, a Heritage’s Seeds”, in The New York Times‎[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 January 2021:
      “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.
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