constructive

IPA: kʌnstrˈʌktɪv

adjective

  • Relating to or causing construction.
  • Carefully considered and meant to be helpful.
  • Serving a useful purpose.
  • (law) Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust.
  • Not direct or expressed, but inferred.
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Examples of "constructive" in Sentences

  • People who finger point and blame are rated poorly so the key is to be what I call a "constructive irritant".
  • I have no problem with you coming onto this board and engaging in constructive discussions with us, but constructive is the key word here.
  • This idea of no value and ambiguity, you know, certainly successive administrations used what they called constructive ambiguity to keep certain countries to tow the line.
  • In the first significant sign of a thaw, senior diplomats held what they described as constructive talks last month on the sidelines of a regional security conference in Bali, Indonesia.
  • The term constructive also refers to the ultimate spiritual attainments - liberation from the recurring problems of uncontrollable rebirth (Skt. samsara) and, beyond that, enlightenment as a Buddha.
  • Jiang said China has maintained close and cooperative relations with all parties involved in the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and always adopts what she described as a constructive attitude.
  • Having a lot on your mind at 3am is not good for you," says Dr Tippett, and to prevent that from sabotaging your entire night's sleep you should make some time in the day for what she calls "constructive worrying"."
  • And even those who commend President Bush for what they call a constructive response to globalization predict the latest free trade proposals would leave American workers in need of government help to find new jobs.

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