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deconstructive

UK/diːkənˈstɹʌktɪv/

deconstructive adjective: tending to deconstruct; of or relating to deconstruction.

Adjective

deconstructive (comparative more deconstructive, superlative most deconstructive)

  1. Tending to deconstruct; of or relating to deconstruction.

Forms of deconstructive

comparativemore deconstructive
superlativemost deconstructive

Origin of deconstructive

From de- + constructive.

Words formed from deconstructive

Questions about deconstructive

What does deconstructive mean?
Deconstructive means tending to deconstruct; of or relating to deconstruction.
What part of speech is deconstructive?
Deconstructive is an adjective.
How do you pronounce deconstructive?
Deconstructive is pronounced /diːkənˈstɹʌktɪv/ (UK).

Words near deconstructive in the dictionary

  1. deconstructionism
  2. deconstructionisms
  3. deconstructionist
  4. deconstructionists
  5. deconstructions
  6. deconstructive
  7. deconstructively
  8. deconstructiveness
  9. deconstructivism
  10. deconstructivist
  11. deconstructivistic

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