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unconstructive

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con⋅struc⋅tive

  [kuhn-struhk-tiv]
Use unconstructive in a Sentence
–adjective
1. constructing or tending to construct; helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive ): constructive criticism.
2. of, pertaining to, or of the nature of construction; structural.
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; < ML constrūctīvus, equiv. to L constrūct(us) (see construct ) + īvus -ive

Related forms:
con⋅struc⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
con⋅struc⋅tive⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. productive, helpful, handy, useful.
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Main Entry: con·struc·tive
Pronunciation: k&n-'str&k-tiv
Function: adjective
: created by a legal fiction: as a : inferred by a judicial construction or interpretation b : not actual but implied by operation of the law constructive entry when he refused to take the opportunity for a voluntary departure —Harvard Law Review> —compare ACTUAL —con·struc·tive·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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