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operational
What does operational mean?
operational (adjective): fit or ready for use or service.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use operational in a sentence?
How do you pronounce operational?
/ˌɑpəˈɹeɪʃənəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does operational come from?
From operation + -al.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of operational?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “operational”?
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What does “operational” mean?
excellent, exciting, remarkable
Not quite: that's what awesome means.
unfavorable; negative; not good
Not quite: that's what bad means.
fit or ready for use or service
Right! That's what “operational” means.
rigid; hard to bend; inflexible
Not quite: that's what stiff means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “operational”?
strong
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entire
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usable
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public
Not quite: public means something else.
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