unconstructive
- a word derived from constructive.
Example Sentences
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For the next couple of months, Ben Mathis-Lilley will be authoring the newsletter, and he loves receiving unconstructive criticism in the form of email.
From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025
As intolerance of uncertainty has begun to be studied as a separate trait from a tendency to worry, psychologists have identified typical behaviors—often unconstructive ones—that people use to tamp down their distress at not knowing.
From Scientific American • Feb. 14, 2022
Asked about the comment on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in Beijing that China hopes “the certain individual from India can avoid making such unconstructive comments.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2022
"We call on the few countries who express unconstructive views in the name of the Gulf Cooperation Council to reconsider their approach to regional issues by replacing repeated accusations with cooperation," Saeed Khatibzadeh said.
From Reuters • Dec. 15, 2021
But it is not a hopeless prophecy—an unconstructive, pessimisstic, lamentation.
From The French in the Heart of America by Finley, John
