Meaning

5 senses
  1. Relating to or causing construction.

    строи́тельныйstroítelʹnyj

  2. Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.

    konstruktiv

    конструкти́вныйkonstruktívnyj

    конструкти́внийkonstruktývnyj

  3. Serving a useful purpose.

  4. 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

  5. Not direct or expressed, but inferred.

More definitions
  • constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development
  • emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good

Examples

54 sentences
  1. Why don't you do something constructive for a change?

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  2. Tom has constructive ideas.

    ruУ Тома есть конструктивные идеи.

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  3. That's a constructive suggestion.

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  4. You're not being very constructive.

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  5. Constructive criticism is always welcome.

    ruКонструктивная критика всегда приветствуется.

    deAufbauende Kritik ist immer gerne gesehen.

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
carefully considered and meant to be helpful:
Русский
By meaning 2
relating to or causing construction:
carefully considered and meant to be helpful:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
carefully considered and meant to be helpful:

Origin

From Latin cōnstrūctīvus. By surface analysis, construct + -ive.

From Latin cōnstrūctīvus. By surface analysis, construct + -ive.

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