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   constructive

   /kənˈstrʌktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. having or intended to have a useful or beneficial purpose: "constructive advice"
   • 2. not obvious or stated explicitly; derived by inference: "constructive liability"
   • 3. relating to, based on, or denoting mathematical proofs which show how an entity may in principle be constructed or arrived at in a finite number of steps.

   Word Origin mid 17th century (in constructive (sense 2)): from late Latin constructivus, from Latin construct- ‘heap together’, from the verb construere (see construct).

   Derivatives

   • 1. constructiveness noun

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   • English (US)

     CONSTRUCTIVE meaning: 1. If advice, criticism, or actions...

   • Znaczenie Constructive, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CONSTRUCTIVE definicja: 1. If advice, criticism, or actions...

   • Constructive in Spanish

     CONSTRUCTIVE translate: constructivo, constructivo/iva...

   • Constructive in French

     constructive translate: constructif/-ive, constructif. Learn...

   • Traditional

     CONSTRUCTIVE translate: 建設性的；有益的；有用的；積極的. Learn more in the...

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     CONSTRUCTIVE translate: 建设性的；有益的；有用的；积极的. Learn more in the...

   • Translate English to Polish

     constructive translate: konstruktywny. Learn more in the...

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     CONSTRUCTIVE TRUSTEE definition: the person who is in charge...

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   Constructive means helping to improve, promoting further development or advancement, or deduced by inference or interpretation. See how to use constructive in a sentence and learn its synonyms, derived forms, and word history.

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