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high-functioning

adjective

Meaning

  1. Functioning or operating at a high level.
  2. (of persons with developmental or intellectual disability or mental illness) Able to function in society; not greatly affected by disability or illness.
  3. (of persons with autism) Showing relatively high cognitive function.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

high-performance(English)high-level(English)high-ranking(English)hypercompetent(English)high-status(English)high-test(English)statusful(English)high(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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