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    constructive
    /kənˈstrʌktɪv/

    adjective

    • 1. having or intended to have a useful or beneficial purpose: "constructive advice"
    • 2. not obvious or stated explicitly; derived by inference: "constructive liability"

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  2. CONSTRUCTIVE definition: 1. If advice, criticism, or actions are constructive, they are useful and intended to help or…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of CONSTRUCTIVE is declared such by judicial construction or interpretation. How to use constructive in a sentence.

  4. Constructive definition: helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive). See examples of CONSTRUCTIVE used in a sentence.

  5. constructive. A constructive discussion, comment, or approach is useful and helpful rather than negative and unhelpful. She welcomes constructive criticism. After their meeting, both men described the talks as frank, friendly and constructive.

  6. Constructive is an adjective associated with encouraging development, physical or otherwise. It is the opposite of destructive, which means "tending to destroy." If you are a constructive member of a community, you are a positive force, interested in building up and improving your community.

  7. constructive. adjective. OPAL W. /kənˈstrʌktɪv/. /kənˈstrʌktɪv/. having a useful and helpful effect rather than being negative or with no purpose. constructive criticism/suggestions/advice. His work involved helping hyperactive children to use their energy in a constructive way.

  8. constructive meaning, definition, what is constructive: useful and helpful, or likely to produce...: Learn more.

  9. Definition of constructive – Learner’s Dictionary. constructive. adjective. uk / kənˈstrʌktɪv / us. Add to word list. helpful or useful: constructive advice / criticism. constructively. adverb. (Definition of constructive from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of constructive. in Chinese (Traditional)

  10. constructive. ( kənˈstrʌktɪv) adj. 1. serving to build or improve; positive: constructive criticism. 2. (Law) law deduced by inference or construction; not expressed but inferred. 3. (Law) law having a deemed legal effect: constructive notice. 4. another word for structural.

  11. (law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust. Wiktionary. Synonyms: symptomatological. interpretational. definitional. practical. beneficial. effective. helpful. Antonyms: destructive. injurious. hurting.

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