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Constructive Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Constructive? [adj] constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission" [adj] emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Constructive: creative \| formative \| inferential \| reconstructive \| rehabilitative \| shaping \| structural Related Terms \| Find terms related to Constructive: advantageous \| aidful \| beneficial \| causative \| conducive \| construable \| constructional \| contributory \| creative \| deduced \| definitional \| demiurgic \| derived \| descriptive \| diagnostic \| exegetic \| formative \| furthersome \| generative \| good for \| helpful \| hermeneutic \| implicit \| inferential \| inferred \| interpretable \| interpretational \| interpretive \| inventive \| originative \| positive \| practicable \| practical \| productive \| profitable \| ratiocinative \| remedial \| renderable \| salutary \| semeiological \| serviceable \| symptomatological \| therapeutic \| tropological \| useful \| virtual See Also \| positive Constructive In Webster's Dictionary \Con*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. constructif.] 1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power. The constructive fingers of Watts. --Emerson. 2. Derived from, or depending on, construction or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred. {Constructive crimes} (Law), acts having effects analogous to those of some statutory or common law crimes; as, constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer recognized by the courts. {Constructive notice}, notice imputed by construction of law. {Constructive trust}, a trust which may be assumed to exist, though no actual mention of it be made.

Constructive Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Constructive?

[adj] constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"
[adj] emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good; "constructive criticism"

See Also | positive

Constructive In Webster's Dictionary

\Con*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. constructif.]
1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in
   construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.

         The constructive fingers of Watts.    --Emerson.

2. Derived from, or depending on, construction or
   interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.

{Constructive crimes} (Law), acts having effects analogous to
   those of some statutory or common law crimes; as,
   constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer
   recognized by the courts.

{Constructive notice}, notice imputed by construction of law.


{Constructive trust}, a trust which may be assumed to exist,
   though no actual mention of it be made.

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