"unconstructive" meaning in English

See unconstructive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌʌnkənˈstɹʌktɪv/ [UK, US] Forms: more unconstructive [comparative], most unconstructive [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English constructive English unconstructive From un- + constructive. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|un-|constructive|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English constructive English unconstructive [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*un-", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*un-", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "un-", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "un-", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "un-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "constructive", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "unconstructive", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="unconstructive"> From un- + constructive. Head templates: {{en-adj}} unconstructive (comparative more unconstructive, superlative most unconstructive)
  1. Not constructive; unhelpful. Synonyms: inconstructive, nonconstructive Derived forms: unconstructively Translations (not constructive): ապակառուցողական (apakaṙucʻoġakan) (Armenian), неканструкты́ўны (njekanstruktýwny) (Belarusian), niekonstruktywny (Polish), neconstructiv (Romanian), неконструкти́вный (nekonstruktívnyj) (Russian), неконструкти́вний (nekonstruktývnyj) (Ukrainian)
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