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constructive
[ kuhn-struhk-tiv ]
/ kÉnËstrÊk tÉȘv /
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adjective
helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive): constructive criticism.
of, relating to, or of the nature of construction; structural.
deduced by inference or interpretation; inferential: constructive permission.
Law. denoting an act or condition not directly expressed but inferred from other acts or conditions.
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British Dictionary definitions for constructive
constructive
/ (kÉnËstrÊktÉȘv) /
adjective
serving to build or improve; positiveconstructive criticism
law deduced by inference or construction; not expressed but inferred
law having a deemed legal effectconstructive notice
another word for structural
Derived forms of constructive
constructively, adverbconstructiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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