reconstructive

[ ree-kuhn-struhk-tiv ]

adjective

1. tending to reconstruct.

Other Words From

• recon·structive·ly adverb
• recon·structive·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of reconstructive¹

First recorded in 1860–65; re- + constructive

Example Sentences

The patient who received the 3D printed ear hadn’t had reconstructive surgery as a child, and she told the New York Times that her ear’s appearance didn’t bother her much until she was a teenager.

From Singularity Hub 

His finger­tips had to be amputated, and damage to his face was so extensive that he was left without lips or eyelids—even after 20 reconstructive surgeries.

From Time

Lisa Cassileth, a plastic and reconstructive surgeon as well as founder and CEO of Cassileth Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills, admits she expected business to drop as the pandemic and subsequent economic crisis continued.

From Fortune

A Las Vegas plastic surgeon flew to Jackson, personally pledging to cover the cost of reconstructive surgery.

From The Daily Beast

She and husband Brad Pitt can presumably afford a kick-ass reconstructive surgeon.

From The Daily Beast

Doctors have said Miss Yousafzai is due to be readmitted in the coming weeks for reconstructive cranial surgery.

From The Daily Beast

A world-famous oculoplastic and reconstructive surgeon, Elahi is also an impassioned philanthropist.

From The Daily Beast

Another reconstructive surgery was attempted at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

From The Daily Beast

Berlin was a little late with her reconstructive work; the town walls were not removed till 1866.

From Project Gutenberg

The reconstructive historian must surely be inventing à priori facts, evolved, more Germanico, from his inner consciousness.

From Project Gutenberg

They are agencies for transfer of existing social power into personal ability; they are means of reconstructive growth.

From Project Gutenberg

The plans which are formed, the principles which man projects as guides of reconstructive action, are not dogmas.

From Project Gutenberg

We have seen that the general trend of Oriental archaeology has been reconstructive rather than iconoclastic.

From Project Gutenberg