I. -shən ə lə̇st, -shnəl- noun
( -s )
: one who advocates or employs functionalism
II. adjective
or func·tion·al·is·tic |fəŋ(k)shən ə l|istik, -shnə|li-
Etymology: functionalist from functionalist (I) ; functionalistic from functionalist (I) + -ic
: of or relating to functionalism (as in architecture or sociology)
the functionalist theory of mind