constructive /kənˈstɹʌktɪv/ adjective5 •Carefully considered and meant to be helpful. •Serving a useful purpose. •Deemed after the fact to exist or to have occurred, despite the formal process not having been followed; often when there was no intention to do so at the time. •Not direct or expressed, but inferred. •Relating to or causing construction. formsmore constructive · most constructive