constitutive

con·sti·tu·tive

adj
\ˈkän(t)-stə-ˌtü-tiv, -ˌtyü-; kən-ˈsti-chə-tiv\

Definition of CONSTITUTIVE

1

: having the power to enact or establish : constructive

2

: constituent, essential

3

: relating to or dependent on constitution <a constitutive property of all electrolytes>

— con·sti·tu·tive·ly adverb

Examples of CONSTITUTIVE

1. <the proposition that liberty and justice are constitutive elements of an enlightened society>

First Known Use of CONSTITUTIVE

1592

Related to CONSTITUTIVE

Synonyms: built-in, constitutional, inherent, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, ingrain, ingrained (also engrained), innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural

Antonyms: adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic

Related Words: basic, deep-rooted, elemental, fundamental; congenital, hereditary, inherited, inmost, inner, interior; internal; characteristic, distinctive, peculiar; habitual, inveterate; normal, regular, typical

Near Antonyms: alien, foreign; accidental, coincidental, incidental; acquired, adscititious; superficial, surface; exterior, external

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Rhymes with CONSTITUTIVE

absolutive, persecutive, substitutive