quasi-constructive
tɪv adjective
1.
constructing or tending to construct; helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement ( opposed to destructive ): constructive criticism.
2.
3.
deduced by inference or interpretation; inferential: constructive permission.
4.
Law. denoting an act or condition not directly expressed but inferred from other acts or conditions.
Origin:
1670–80; < Medieval Latin constrūctīvus, equivalent to Latin constrūct(us) (see construct) + īvus -ive
1670–80; < Medieval Latin constrūctīvus, equivalent to Latin constrūct(us) (see construct) + īvus -ive
Related forms
con·struc·tive·ly, adverb
con·struc·tive·ness, noun
non·con·struc·tive, adjective
non·con·struc·tive·ly, adverb
non·con·struc·tive·ness, noun
qua·si-con·struc·tive, adjective
qua·si-con·struc·tive·ly, adverb
un·con·struc·tive, adjective
un·con·struc·tive·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. productive, helpful, handy, useful.
1. productive, helpful, handy, useful.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | serving to build or improve; positive: constructive criticism |
| 2. | law deduced by inference or construction; not expressed but inferred |
| 3. | law having a deemed legal effect: constructive notice |
| 4. | another word for structural |
| con'structively | |
| —adv | |
| con'structiveness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
constructive
early 15c., "derived by interpretation," from M.L. constructivus, from construct- , pp. stem of construere "to heap up" (see construction). Meaning "pertaining to construction" is from 1817; "having the quality of constructing" is from 1841. Constructive criticism is attested by 1841.
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