constitutionally

[ kon-sti-too-shuh-nl-ee, -tyoo- ]

/ ˌkɒn stɪˈtu ʃə nl i, -ˈtyu- /

in respect to physical makeup: He is constitutionally fitted for heavy labor.

in respect to mental or emotional makeup: constitutionally unable to speak before an audience.

with respect to a constitution: constitutionally invalid law.

Words nearby constitutionally

First recorded in 1735–45; constitutional + -ly

Like it or not, religious reasons for an act are constitutionally different from non-religious ones.
Catholic Church: Religious Freedom Trumps Civil Rights|Jay Michaelson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No matter how constitutionally suspect, how costly, how slapdash, or how disappointing a grand policy might be, well, they tried.
Our Lame Cult of the Presidency|James Poulos|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But he is said to have kept to his constitutionally guaranteed right to remain silent when it comes to Graham.
Alleged U.Va. Abductor Accused of Rape at Christian College|Michael Daly|September 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Maybe we the people can, constitutionally, figure out things for ourselves and/or just leave each other the hell alone.
P.J. O’Rourke: Who Really Actually Wants This Bill of Rights?|P. J. O’Rourke|April 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“The Tea Party is very much a constitutionally based group, and that is not something we could support,” he added.
Tea Party to Jeb Bush: Don’t Tread On Us|David Freedlander|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This work requires active and vigorous men, constitutionally fitted and carefully trained to the work.
Fifty Years In The Northwest|William Henry Carman Folsom
All must agree that the direct tax was lawfully and constitutionally laid and that it was rightfully and correctly collected.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents|Grover Cleveland
They are constitutionally unable to enjoy anything continuously and follow their vagrant wills unhindered.
The Spirit of Youth and the City Streets|Jane Addams
The fantail, however, contained neither, and was constitutionally ccbb.
Mendelism|Reginald Crundall Punnett
And in that truth the moral element holds, constitutionally, the foremost place.
Shakespeare: His Life, Art, And Characters, Volume I.|H. N. Hudson