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1. (adj.) constructive
promoting further development or advancement; helping to improve (opposed to destructive):
constructive criticism.
2. constructive
of, pertaining to, or of the nature of construction; structural.
3. constructive
deduced by inference or interpretation.
Etymology: (1670–80; < ML)
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| Definition of 'constructive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) constructive
constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
"constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"
2. (adj) constructive
emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good
"constructive criticism"
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1. (adjective) constructive
useful and helpful
constructive criticism; The discussion was constructive.
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| Definition of 'constructive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) constructive
having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power
2. (adj) constructive
derived from, or depending on, construction or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred
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Sense: helpful; having to do with making, not with destroying
Constructive criticism tells you both what is wrong and also what to do about it.
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 Afrikaans: opbouend, konstruktief |
 Arabic: بَنّاء |
 Bulgarian: градивен |
 Brazilian: construtivo |
 Czech: konstruktivní |
 German: konstruktiv |
 Danish: konstruktiv |
 Greek: εποικοδομητικός |
 Spanish: constructivo |
 Estonian: edasiviiv |
 Farsi: سازنده |
 Finnish: rakentava |
 French: constructif |
 Hebrew: בּוֹנֶה, מוֹעִיל |
 Hindi: रचनात्मक |
 Croatian: konstruktivan |
 Hungarian: konstruktív |
 Indonesian: konstruktif |
 Icelandic: uppbyggjandi |
 Italian: costruttivo |
 Japanese: 建設的な |
 Korean: 건설적인 |
 Lithuanian: konstruktyvus |
 Latvian: konstruktīvs; radošs |
 Malay: membantu |
 Dutch: opbouwend |
 Norwegian: konstruktiv, skapende |
 Polish: konstruktywny |
 Persian: سازنده |
 Pashto: ودانوونكى |
 Portuguese: construtivo |
 Romanian: constructiv |
 Russian: конструктивный |
 Slovak: konštruktívny |
 Slovenian: tvoren |
 Serbian: konstruktivan |
 Swedish: konstruktiv |
 Thai: ที่ช่วยให้พัฒนาขึ้น |
 Turkish: yapıcı |
 Taiwanese: 建設性的 |
 Ukrainian: конструктивний; творчий |
 Urdu: اصلاحى، تعميرى |
 Vietnamese: có tính chất xây dựng |
 Chinese: 建设性的 |
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