"constructive" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /kənˈstrʌktɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-constructive.wav [UK] Forms: constructive [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Etymology: construct + -ive Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|construct|ive}} construct + -ive Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is constructive, it is usually carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
    Sense id: simple-constructive-en-adj-wSSk6ek2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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