constructive
adjEtymology
From Latin cōnstrūctīvus. By surface analysis, construct + -ive.
- borrowed from cōnstrūctīvus
Definitions
Relating to or causing construction.
Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
Serving a useful purpose.
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Deemed after the fact to exist or to have occurred, despite the formal process not having…
Deemed after the fact to exist or to have occurred, despite the formal process not having been followed; often when there was no intention to do so at the time.
- constructive dismissal
- constructive notice
- constructive trust
Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
The neighborhood
Derived
coconstructive, constructive criticism, constructive dismissal, constructive eviction, constructive force, constructive fraud, constructive interference, constructive logic, constructively, constructive malice, constructive memory, constructiveness, constructive notice, constructive treason, constructive trust, constructivism, constructivist, constructivization, constructivize, deconstructive, inconstructive, misconstructive, nonconstructive, preconstructive, superconstructive, unconstructive, visuoconstructive
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA