dysfunctionally
In malfunctioning fashion
In a way that deviates from normal or healthy functioning.
A family that communicates dysfunctionally fails to resolve conflicts or meet members' emotional needs.
The term applies to relationships, organizations, or systems operating in impaired or harmful ways: The department had been dysfunctionally managed for years.
In a flawed manner
- faultilyWith defects present
- improperlyIn an incorrect manner
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
- unreliablyNot to be counted on
inconsistently · intermittently · glitchily · brokenly · spasmodically · haltingly · fitfully
In a poisonous manner
- unhealthilyIn harm-causing manner
- destructivelyIn a damaging manner
- pathologicallyIn morbidly excessive fashion
- codependentlyWith excessive emotional reliance
abusively · neglectfully · manipulatively · erratically · compulsively · obsessively · neurotically · self-destructively
In complete disorder
- inefficientlyIn unproductive manner
- mismanagedHandled badly or incompetently
- bureaucraticallyIn administrative procedural fashion
- unsystematicallyWithout organized method
haphazardly · incoherently · wastefully · ineffectively · ineptly · incompetently · negligently · poorly
defectively
In a flawed manner
- faultilyWith defects present
- improperlyIn an incorrect manner
- erraticallyIn an inconsistent manner
unreliably · inconsistently · intermittently · glitchily · brokenly · spasmodically · haltingly · fitfully
toxically
In a poisonous manner
- unhealthilyIn harm-causing manner
- destructivelyIn a damaging manner
- pathologicallyIn morbidly excessive fashion
codependently · abusively · neglectfully · manipulatively · erratically · compulsively · obsessively · neurotically · self-destructively · antisocially
chaotically
In complete disorder
- inefficientlyIn unproductive manner
- mismanagedHandled badly or incompetently
- bureaucraticallyIn administrative procedural fashion
unsystematically · haphazardly · incoherently · wastefully · ineffectively · ineptly · incompetently · negligently · poorly · sluggishly
dysfunctionallyfunctionally
In practical terms
effectively · properly · efficiently · smoothly · well
dysfunctionallyhealthily
In beneficial manner
normally · adaptively · harmoniously · constructively · wholesomely
- dysfunctional familyRelatives with harmful dynamics