Con-strūct'ive, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. constructif, Pr. constructiu.]

  1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power or talent. H. Miller.
  2. Derived by construction or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred. “Constructive treasons.” Blackstone.

Constructive account, that department of an account relating to the construction of any work, as of a road.