constructively

con·struc·tive

 (kən-strŭk′tĭv)
adj.
1. Serving to improve or advance; helpful: constructive criticism.
2. Of or relating to construction; structural.
3. Law Inferred, imputed, or presumed from circumstances: The judge ruled that the tenant was subjected to a constructive eviction because the landlord had turned off all the utilities.

con·struc′tive·ly adv.
con·struc′tive·ness n.
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Adv.1.constructively - in a constructive manner; "it is my task to look critically and constructively at the flaws and the failures"
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Translations
بِصورَة بَنّاءَه
konstruktivně
konstruktivt
konstruktiv
positivement
építõen
uppbyggilega
konstruktivt
konštruktívne
yapıcı bir şekilde
建设性地

constructively

[kənˈstrʌktɪvlɪ] ADVconstructivamente
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constructively

[kənˈstrʌktɪvli] adv
[work together, talk] → de manière constructive; [use] → de manière constructive
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constructively

advkonstruktiv; criticalauf konstruktive Art; he suggested, not very constructively, that …er machte den nicht gerade konstruktiven Vorschlag, zu …
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constructively

[kənˈstrʌktɪvlɪ] advcostruttivamente
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construct

(kənˈstrakt) verb
to build; to put together. They are planning to construct a new supermarket near our house; Construct a sentence containing `although'.
conˈstruction (-ʃən) noun
1. (a way of) constructing or putting together. The bridge is still under construction.
2. something built. That construction won't last long.
conˈstructive (-tiv) adjective
helpful; having to do with making, not with destroying. Constructive criticism tells you both what is wrong and also what to do about it.
conˈstructively adverb
conˈstructor noun
a person who constructs. a constructor of bridges.
construction site
a building site.
construction worker
a builder.
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