constructively
constructively adverb: in a constructive manner.
Adverb
constructively (comparative more constructively, superlative most constructively)
- In a constructive manner.
- In vain did his counsel, striving to make out the derangement to be where, in fact, if anywhere, it was, urge that, to hold otherwise, to hold that such a being as Goneril was sane, this was constructively a libel upon womankind.1857 April 1, Herman Melville, The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, New York, N.Y.: Dix, Edwards & Co., […], →OCLC
- In general, things which may make an impression in a sex way on the adult are a matter of indifference to the sexually unripe boy. Hence it is quite possible for a father to discuss sex matters with his young son and inform him constructively, without in any undue way rousing his sex curiosity or...1922, Henry Stanton, Sex, Chapter III
- Antonyms:
- unconstructively
Antonyms of constructively
Forms of constructively
| comparative | more constructively |
|---|---|
| superlative | most constructively |
Origin of constructively
From constructive + -ly.
Questions about constructively
- What does constructively mean?
- Constructively means in a constructive manner.
- What part of speech is constructively?
- Constructively is an adverb.
Words near constructively in the dictionary
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