constructive

adjective

Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.

Serving a useful purpose.

Relating to or causing construction.

Not direct or expressed, but inferred.

(law) 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.

Roots

struostruct- · Latin · build

Synonyms for constructive

positiveadj productiveadj conduciveadj formativeadj generativeadj creativeadj helpfuladj

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