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Deliberate use of ambiguous language to advance a political purpose
the deliberate use of ambiguous language on a sensitive issue in order to advance some political purpose. Constructive ambiguity is often disparaged as
Constructive_ambiguity
1998 agreements between the UK and Ireland
itself. The vague wording of some of the provisions, described as "constructive ambiguity", helped ensure acceptance of the agreement and served to postpone
Good_Friday_Agreement
Legal concept regarding termination of employment
In employment law, constructive dismissal occurs when an employee resigns due to the employer creating a hostile work environment. This often serves as
Constructive_dismissal
Philosphical view that existence proofs must be constructive
proof by contradiction might be called non-constructive, and a constructivist might reject it. The constructive viewpoint involves a verificational interpretation
Constructivism (philosophy of mathematics)
Constructivism_(philosophy_of_mathematics)
Poets who have served as diplomats
in silk is the diplomat’s job. A diplomat may turn a lie into a ‘constructive ambiguity’ – which is a way of defining poetry. Some poets have been diplomats
Poet-diplomat
Hindu goddess of love and chief consort of the god Krishna
salagram.net. Retrieved 30 May 2021. Fahy, John (23 July 2018). "The Constructive Ambiguity of Vedic Culture in ISKCON Mayapur". The Journal of Hindu Studies
Radha
Hindu goddess, Companion of Radha Krishna
Vrindavan. Retrieved 5 August 2024. Fahy, John (23 July 2018). "The Constructive Ambiguity of Vedic Culture in ISKCON Mayapur". The Journal of Hindu Studies
Lalita_Sakhi
English drum and bass producer and DJ
Edge of Everything was released in November 2020 with lead single "Constructive Ambiguity" picking up single of the month in DJ Magazine. Born 26 July 1968
Krust
Synonym for Israel in global politics
ISBN 978-1-137-38115-6. The compromise, therefore, was to choose constructive ambiguity: as surprising as it may seem, there is no law that declares Judaism
Jewish_state
Practice of judging the merits and faults of something
disapproval of someone or something. When criticism of this nature is constructive, it can make an individual aware of gaps in their understanding and it
Criticism
Political party in Northern Ireland
May 2021 – via www.thetimes.co.uk. Rálaigh, C. Ó. (2023). From Constructive Ambiguities to Structural Contradictions: The Twilight of the Good Friday Agreement
Traditional_Unionist_Voice
Proposed association in Kosovo
(2020). "Playing with Fire: An Assessment of the EU's Approach of Constructive Ambiguity on Kosovo's Blended Conflict". Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern
Community of Serb Municipalities
Community_of_Serb_Municipalities
Military occupation by Israel since 1967
pp. 509–542. ISBN 978-90-47-42125-2. Dumper, Michael (2010). "Constructive Ambiguities: Jerusalem, international law, and the peace process". In Akram
Israeli occupation of the West Bank
Israeli_occupation_of_the_West_Bank
Intentionally obfuscating remarks by U.S. federal reserve to prevent market shocks
BusinessWeek in August 2012, when asked "about practicing the art of constructive ambiguity", Greenspan replied: As Fed chairman, every time I expressed a view
Fedspeak
May 2021 – via www.thetimes.co.uk. Rálaigh, C. Ó. (2023). From Constructive Ambiguities to Structural Contradictions: The Twilight of the Good Friday Agreement
List of political parties in Northern Ireland
List_of_political_parties_in_Northern_Ireland
Section of Jerusalem in the West Bank
May 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2018. Dumper, Michael (2010). "Constructive Ambiguities: Jerusalem, international law, and the peace process". In Akram
East_Jerusalem
Economist, Governor of the Bank of Israel
the Bank of Israel's policy in the foreign exchange market as "constructive ambiguity", which, in his view, was the appropriate policy for a small economy
Amir_Yaron
Country in West Asia
ISBN 978-1-137-38115-6. The compromise, therefore, was to choose constructive ambiguity: as surprising as it may seem, there is no law that declares Judaism
Israel
Academician and Public Policy expert (1939–2021)
Status Negotiations. Columbia University Press, 2000 ISBN 0231117884 Constructive Ambiguity in Middle East Peace-Making. The Tami Steinmetz Center for Peace
Aaron_Klieman
responsible for lobbying by United States negotiators around the constructive ambiguity of reward of innovation (through the Medicines Working Group established
Non-violation nullification of benefits
Non-violation_nullification_of_benefits
Artistic and architectural philosophy originating in Russia
with the Constructivists, as did other formalists like the Arch Bishop.[ambiguous] These theories were tested in theatre, particularly with the work of
Constructivism_(art)
Variation on the motion of no confidence
The constructive vote of no confidence (German: konstruktives Misstrauensvotum, Spanish: moción de censura constructiva) is a variation on the motion of
Constructive vote of no confidence
Constructive_vote_of_no_confidence
Negotiating forum
Abdel-Latif, Ahmed, "Revisiting the Creation of the IGC: The Limits of Constructive Ambiguity ?", in Daniel Robinson, Ahmed Abdel-Latif, Pedro Roffe (eds), Protecting
Intergovernmental_Committee_on_Intellectual_Property_and_Genetic_Resources,_Traditional_Knowledge_and_Folklore
Equitable trade reform campaign
Academics such as Thomas Alured Faunce argue that the insertion of a constructive ambiguity such as valuing innovation in bilateral trade agreements (and then
Trade_justice
American law professor
Implications for Corporate Bylaws," 106 Cal. L. Rev. 373 (2018), "Constructive Ambiguity and Judicial Development of Insider Trading," 71 SMU L. Rev. 749
Jill_Fisch
pp. 119–167. ISBN 978-9-041-10502-8. Dumper, Michael (2010). "Constructive Ambiguities: Jerusalem, international law, and the peace process". In Akram
Human rights violations against Palestinians by Israel
Human_rights_violations_against_Palestinians_by_Israel
Indian lawyer, author, and professor
Conference. Her expertise in these negotiations lie in drafting 'constructively ambiguous' provisions by innovating with the legal character of obligations
Lavanya_Rajamani
Kosovo Serb politician
August 2021, accessed 31 January 2022. "EU report on Kosovo seen as 'constructive ambiguity'," British Broadcasting Corporation Monitoring Europe, 25 October
Ivan_Todosijević
Method of drawing geometric objects
Note that results proven here are mostly a consequence of the non-constructivity of conics. If the initial conic is considered as a given, then the proof
Straightedge and compass construction
Straightedge_and_compass_construction
Fallacy of treating an abstraction as if it were a real thing
hypostatization, or the fallacy of misplaced concreteness) is a fallacy of ambiguity, when an abstraction (abstract belief or hypothetical construct) is treated
Reification_(fallacy)
Political ideology
Secretary for Ireland, Salisbury's nephew Arthur Balfour determined upon a constructive course. He pursued reforms intended, as some saw it, to "kill home rule
Unionism_in_Ireland
Prison where the detainees serve their sentences with minimal supervision
constraints and stresses of typical incarcerations, they can discover more constructive lifestyles through support and light supervision from the criminal justice
Open_prison
Generative AI chatbot by OpenAI
therapist-like qualities (e.g. emotional support, accurate understanding, and constructive feedback) and machine-like benefits (e.g. constant availability, expansive
ChatGPT
Israeli threat assessment of Middle Eastern countries
a deterrent. The final recommendation was that Israel should provide constructive support to the United States' war on terrorism, particularly in counter-terrorism
Project_Daniel
Attacking the person rather than their argument
attributes of the person (solutio ad hominem) but to address the original ambiguity. Many examples of ancient non-fallacious ad hominem arguments are preserved
Ad_hominem
Book by Patrick Lencioni
artificial harmony over constructive passionate debate Lack of commitment: feigning buy-in for group decisions creates ambiguity throughout the organization
The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
The_Five_Dysfunctions_of_a_Team
position that Taiwan is part of China. Many of these countries retain an ambiguous stance on the political status of Taiwan, considering Taiwan's status
International recognition of Taiwan
International_recognition_of_Taiwan
Homicide criminal charge less culpable than murder
other factors. Constructive manslaughter is also referred to as "unlawful act" manslaughter. It is based on the doctrine of constructive malice, whereby
Manslaughter
Style and theory of reporting
include conflict solution journalism, conflict sensitive journalism, constructive conflict coverage, and reporting the world. War journalism is journalism
Peace_journalism
Attempt to persuade or to determine the truth of a conclusion
exception Ambiguity Accent False precision Moving the goalposts Quoting out of context Slippery slope Sorites paradox Syntactic ambiguity Questionable
Argument
Approach in philosophy of mathematics and logic
approach where mathematics is considered to be purely the result of the constructive mental activity of humans rather than the discovery of fundamental principles
Intuitionism
View that there are statements that are both true and false
an ambiguity in our language rather than a dialetheic quality in our thoughts; if we replace the given statement with one that is less ambiguous (such
Dialetheism
About simultaneous modular congruences
large. The third one uses the existence proof given in § Existence (constructive proof). It is the most convenient when the product n 1 ⋯ n k {\displaystyle
Chinese_remainder_theorem
Informal fallacy involving falsely limited alternatives
inferential schemes are associated with false dilemmas, for example, the constructive dilemma, the destructive dilemma or the disjunctive syllogism. False
False_dilemma
Quality of ambiguity, disorientation, or state of transition
anthropology, liminality (from Latin limen 'threshold') is the quality of ambiguity or disorientation that occurs in the middle stage of a rite of passage
Liminality
2020 normalization of diplomatic relations
officially Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations, is an agreement to normalize diplomatic
Bahrain–Israel normalization agreement
Bahrain–Israel_normalization_agreement
American businessman (1936-2016)
communication where employees were encouraged to speak their minds in a "constructive confrontation" approach. "People here aren't afraid to speak up and debate
Andrew_Grove
and nuclear artillery rounds. Israel maintains a policy of deliberate ambiguity, neither formally denying nor admitting to having nuclear weapons, instead
Israel_and_nuclear_weapons
Set of principles for modeling solid geometry
especially when used in conjunction with other representations such as constructive solid geometry. This scheme follows from the combinatoric (algebraic
Solid_modeling
American writer and feminist activist (1934–1992)
need for community in the struggle to build a better world. How to constructively channel the anger and rage incited by oppression is another prominent
Audre_Lorde
Politics: A Work in Constructive Social Theory is a 1987 book by Brazilian philosopher and politician Roberto Mangabeira Unger. In the book, Unger sets
Politics: A Work in Constructive Social Theory
Politics:_A_Work_in_Constructive_Social_Theory
Logical connective OR
by Alfred Tarski, who suggested that natural language disjunction is ambiguous between a classical and a nonclassical interpretation. More recent work
Logical_disjunction
leaders held talks. Xi announced the two sides had agreed to establish a constructive China–US relationship of strategic stability. Following the talks, Xi
2026 state visit by Donald Trump to China
2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Trump_to_China
Statement supporting a conclusion
because critics have not yet disproved it. In fallacies of ambiguity, the premises contain ambiguous language, making it seem as if they support the conclusion
Premise
Controversial photograph by Andres Serrano
Christian all my life." The art critic Lucy R. Lippard has presented a constructive case for the formal value of Serrano's Piss Christ, which she characterizes
Piss_Christ
and the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the discussions held were constructive. A second round of Omani-mediated talks took place in Rome on April 19
2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations
2025–2026_Iran–United_States_negotiations
Intelligence of machines
some of Dreyfus's comments. Had he formulated them less aggressively, constructive actions they suggested might have been taken much earlier." Searle presented
Artificial_intelligence
Unexpectedly large transient ocean surface wave
relative height is meaningful in practice. Rogue waves can result from the constructive interference (dispersive and directional focusing) of elementary three-dimensional
Rogue_wave
Fictional character on Saturday Night Live
Culture. The book Creating Contexts for Learning and Self-authorship: Constructive-developmental Pedagogy, states that the character's "gender is never
Pat_(Saturday_Night_Live)
Bilateral talks between Israel and Lebanon
Israel." Lebanese ambassador Nada Hamadeh Moawad called the meeting "constructive", but stated she had also called for a ceasefire and insisted on "the
2026 Israel–Lebanon peace talks
2026_Israel–Lebanon_peace_talks
sees Taiwan as an entity separate from China [...] Hence, there is no ambiguity in Somaliland's stance. Somaliland's relationship with Taiwan is based
International recognition of Somaliland
International_recognition_of_Somaliland
Border conflict in Southeast Asia
Sunday that his recent conversation with US President Donald Trump was constructive and positive". The Nation. 27 July 2025. Retrieved 27 July 2025. Singh
2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis
2025_Cambodian–Thai_border_crisis
2000 mathematics book by Lakoff & Núñez
includes the following example of what the authors term "metaphorical ambiguity." Take the set A = { { ∅ } , { ∅ , { ∅ } } } . {\displaystyle A=\{\{\emptyset
Where_Mathematics_Comes_From
Reasoning for mathematical statements
mathematical symbols, along with natural language that usually admits some ambiguity. In most mathematical literature, proofs are written in terms of rigorous
Mathematical_proof
possibility. ambiguity The property of a statement or phrase having more than one meaning or interpretation. amphiboly A type of ambiguity resulting from
Glossary_of_logic
Court-enforced rights or penalties
the ascertainment of the defendant's profits is important. Constructive trust Constructive trust is enforced in situations where the possession of a property
Legal_remedy
Pakistan's first nuclear weapons test (1998)
indefinitely to avoid international reaction, thus obtaining deliberate ambiguity. In an interview with Hamid Mir in Capital Talk which aired on Geo News
Chagai-I
Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative political party in Cyprus
of action would be to respect the will of the electorate and assume a constructive role in opposition. During the Democratic Rally's contentious presidential
Democratic_Rally
Subfield of mathematics
logics and constructive mathematics. The study of constructive mathematics includes many different programs with various definitions of constructive. At the
Mathematical_logic
Branch of mathematics that studies sets
argued that it does reflect an iterative conception of set. Systems of constructive set theory, such as CST, CZF, and IZF, embed their set axioms in intuitionistic
Set_theory
Racial slur against Black people
be spoken as there is almost no context in which it is appropriate or constructive (even when singing a song or reading a script). There is not a way to
Nigger
Surgical procedures to affirm gender identity
PMC 6250475. PMID 30534483. "Facial Masculinization Surgery (FMS)". Constructive Surgery. Archived from the original on 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May
Gender-affirming_surgery
Pairwise-comparison electoral system
resolving an ambiguity is known as ambiguity resolution, cycle resolution method, or Condorcet completion method. Circular ambiguities arise as a result
Condorcet_method
Contract bridge convention
major suit, and the second option, that must be a strong. The inherent ambiguity as to both suit and strength makes a powerful, and hence popular. It was
Multi_two_diamonds
Type of cooperative argumentative dialogue
inner circle with guidance from the teacher/facilitator. Students use constructive criticism as opposed to making judgements. The students on the outside
Socratic_method
3-volume treatise on mathematics, 1910–1913
satisfactory solution is yet obtainable. Dr Leon Chwistek [Theory of Constructive Types] took the heroic course of dispensing with the axiom without adopting
Principia_Mathematica
Political party in Slovakia
Heger was praised for his diplomatic approach, which facilitated more constructive governance, but his premiership was widely seen as weak and largely nominal
Slovakia_Movement
American actress, singer and entrepreneur (born 1992)
2023. She is also registered as a PhD candidate with MIT's Center for Constructive Communications and Social Machines group. In 2024, she became the CEO
Bridgit_Mendler
Discrimination against Islam or Muslims
been criticised. Some critics argue that the term is an obstacle to constructive criticism of Islam, fearing it may be applied to any form of critique
Islamophobia
Type theory in logic and mathematics
detailed version appeared in Warren's thesis "Homotopy theoretic aspects of constructive type theory" in 2008. At about the same time, Vladimir Voevodsky was
Homotopy_type_theory
Notification given by U.S. police to criminal suspects on their rights while in custody
must be clear and unequivocal. Any ambiguity or equivocation will be ineffective. If the suspect's assertion is ambiguous, the interrogating officers are
Miranda_warning
Form of competitive debate
because of the three-minute questions-and-answers period following each constructive speech. Evidence presentation is a crucial part of policy debate. The
Policy_debate
British man hanged but later pardoned (1933–1953)
charged with the murder of PC Miles. The doctrine of felony murder or "constructive malice" meant that a charge of manslaughter was not an option, as the
Derek_Bentley
transformations on a space. Constructive analysis mathematical analysis done according to the principles of constructive mathematics. This differs from
Glossary of areas of mathematics
Glossary_of_areas_of_mathematics
Legal concept in property law
"is a mix of per se rules and balancing tests, with an ample amount of ambiguity thrown in." Most cases involving regulatory takings are "evaluated under
Inverse_condemnation
Shape bounded by non-intersecting line segments
conformal maps involving simple polygons, polygonalization of point sets, constructive solid geometry formulas for polygons, and visibility graphs of polygons
Simple_polygon
Preventive judicial device in common law
(Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1989) to be void. A claim for the imposition of a constructive trust to provide a remedy for a disappointed expectation engendered by
Estoppel
English legal case
intention to reflect what is conscionable underlies all resulting and constructive trusts. The decision was arguably the most significant of all of the
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC
Westdeutsche_Landesbank_Girozentrale_v_Islington_LBC
Mathematical use of "for all" and "there exists"
exception Ambiguity Accent False precision Moving the goalposts Quoting out of context Slippery slope Sorites paradox Syntactic ambiguity Questionable
Quantifier_(logic)
mechanics of possible solutions," and thanked the American delegation for "constructive cooperation". A source close to the Russian delegation reported that
Peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Peace_negotiations_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
Practical application of good manners or etiquette so as not to offend others
expressing uncertainty and ambiguity through hedging and indirectness, polite lying or use of euphemisms (which make use of ambiguity as well as connotation)
Politeness
Mathematical model of the physical space
constructive. Postulates 1, 2, 3, and 5 assert the existence and uniqueness of certain geometric figures, and these assertions are of a constructive nature:
Euclidean_geometry
Study of the semantics, or interpretations, of formal and natural languages
Definite description Theory of language Verification theory Concepts Ambiguity Cant Class Concept Categories Family resemblance Intension Language Linguistic
Semantics_(logic)
Method of logic and critical thinking
Paulo Freire, bell hooks, and others. philosophy portal arts portal Constructive criticism Critical philosophy Critical theory Critical thinking Criticism
Critique
Conventional bid in contract bridge
partnership agreement. It is commonly agreed that a Michaels cuebid is constructive and should be made on hands that hold the prospect of winning the auction;
Michaels_cuebid
Legal process
Kong. Under Hong Kong law, the proceeds of those bribes were held on constructive trusts for the government of Hong Kong. Mr Reid then invested the proceeds
Tracing_(law)
Scottish philosopher, historian, economist and essayist (1711–1776)
the Constructive Phase and Belief. In the Critical Phase, Hume denies his predecessors' theories of causation. Next, he uses the Constructive Phase
David_Hume
UK legislation for the colonial government of India
speeches on the subject, utterly and entirely negative and devoid of constructive thought." Rab Butler, who as Under-Secretary for India helped pilot the
Government_of_India_Act_1935
Grammar of the Turkish language
ending will not be attached twice to the same word; therefore ambiguity is possible: Ambiguity can be resolved with pronouns. The Turkish language is normally
Turkish_grammar
Series of anti-government protests
government, she also reminded that ways to convey aspirations should be done constructively, not anarchistically. Mahfud MD claimed that there are so many 'bright'
2025–2026_Indonesian_protests
CONSTRUCTIVE AMBIGUITY
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Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Produce; New Construction
Surname or Lastname
English
English : local name for someone who lived in a small cottage or temporary dwelling, Middle English logge (Old French loge, of Germanic origin). The term was used in particular of a cabin erected by masons working on the site of a particular construction project, such as a church or cathedral, and so it was probably in many cases equivalent to an occupational name for a mason. Reaney suggests that one early form, atte Logge, might sometimes have denoted the warden of a masons’ lodge.Henry Cabot Lodge (1850–1924), the influential U.S. senator from MA, was born in Boston, the only son of John Ellerton Lodge, a prosperous merchant and owner of swift clipper ships engaged in commerce with China, one of several Lodges who emigrated from England in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
A Persian Construction Probably from the Arabic Mawla (Master; Leader; Lord)
Girl/Female
Tamil
Light, Beauty, Prosperity, Rank, Power, Steel construction company
Surname or Lastname
English (southern)
English (southern) : from Middle English hoke, Old English hÅc ‘hook’, in any of a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made and sold hooks as agricultural implements or employed them in his work; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a ‘hook’ of land, i.e. the bend of a river or the spur of a hill; or as a nickname (in part a survival of an Old English byname) for someone with a hunched back or a hooked nose. A similar ambiguity of interpretation presents itself in the case of Crook. In some cases the surname may be habitational from any of various places named Hook(e), from this word, as for example in Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Surrey, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire.Swedish (Hö(ö)k) : nickname or a metonymic occupational name from hök ‘hawk’, a soldier’s name.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Creation, Construction, Arrangement
Girl/Female
Hindu
Creation, Construction, Arrangement
Girl/Female
Hindu
Creation, Construction, Arrangement
Girl/Female
Hindu
Light, Beauty, Prosperity, Rank, Power, Steel construction company
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Construction; Arrangement; Creative Art; All Creation
Girl/Female
Tamil
Creation, Construction, Arrangement
Girl/Female
Indian
Built; Construction; Creative Art; All Creation
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Creation; Evolution; Construction
CONSTRUCTIVE AMBIGUITY
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Boy/Male
Teutonic
Strong advisor.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Devotee of the Sun
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Cowclough in the parish of Whitworth, Lancashire, recorded in the 13th century as Colleclogh, probably named with the Old English byname Cola (see Cole 2) + Old English clÅh ‘ravine’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Good.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh
Mongoose; Fourth One Among Pandavas
Girl/Female
French
Blackbird.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
One Full of Happiness
Boy/Male
Tamil
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Point or Full Stop
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Perception; Gayab
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n.
Instructive discourse.
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According to interpretation; constructive.
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The act of constructing; construction.
a.
Obstructive.
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Serving or tending to bind or constrict.
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Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.
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Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive lessons.
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Building; constructing.
a.
Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a reconstructive policy.
n.
That which is constructed or formed; an edifice; a fabric.
adv.
In a constructive manner; by construction or inference.
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Derived from, or depending on, construction or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.
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Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive.
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Constructive.
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The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government.
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An obstructive person or thing.
a.
Building up; constructive; -- opposed to destructive.
n.
The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
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The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.
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The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction.