Unconstructive
[kuh n-struhk-tiv] /kənˈstrʌk tɪv/
adjective
1.
constructing or tending to construct; helping to improve; promoting further development or advancement (opposed to destructive):
constructive criticism.
2.
of, relating to, or of the nature of construction; structural.
3.
deduced by inference or interpretation; inferential:
constructive permission.
4.
Law. denoting an act or condition not directly expressed but inferred from other acts or conditions.
constructive
/kənˈstrʌktɪv/
adjective
1.
serving to build or improve; positive: constructive criticism
2.
(law) deduced by inference or construction; not expressed but inferred
3.
(law) having a deemed legal effect: constructive notice
4.
another word for structural
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