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constructiveness

American  
[kuhn-struhk-tiv-nis] / kənˈstrʌk tɪv nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality of being constructive.

Example Sentences

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He was given it not for an instant but for a lifetime of constructiveness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

The Ukrainian president thanked Trump for "the constructiveness" of the talks in Jeddah.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2025

O’Rangers felt his input lacked constructiveness so suspended him and told him to say sorry.

From The Guardian • Dec. 15, 2016

Let people see the decency and constructiveness of it and come to doubt their own antipathy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2016

You may add, if you please, that of constructiveness.

From Headlong Hall by Peacock, Thomas Love

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