as in inherently
by natural character or ability
I'm afraid that I'm constitutionally incapable of carrying a tune
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Recent Examples of constitutionally
Dabrowski has been a regular critic of the state’s underfunded public employee pension system, proposing constitutionally questionable ways to end it.
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Looking to boost Hispanic voter engagement, in the spring of the election year, Obama ignored Congress and took a constitutionally obtuse executive action shielding immigrants who came to the United States illegally as minors from deportation.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
At the constitutionally minimal age of 25, Cawthorn was among the youngest House members ever and drew negative headlines over several scandals, embarrassing videos, unhinged rhetoric, and run-ins with the law.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
Edita had two sons, both constitutionally miserable, who spent their days perched on stools out front, listening to the radio.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
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Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Looking to boost Hispanic voter engagement, in the spring of the election year, Obama ignored Congress and took a constitutionally obtuse executive action shielding immigrants who came to the United States illegally as minors from deportation.
—Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
At the constitutionally minimal age of 25, Cawthorn was among the youngest House members ever and drew negative headlines over several scandals, embarrassing videos, unhinged rhetoric, and run-ins with the law.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2025
Edita had two sons, both constitutionally miserable, who spent their days perched on stools out front, listening to the radio.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for constitutionally
Adverb
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Much of the discrepancy here is likely tied more to sleep than to something inherently beneficial about getting up at the crack of dawn.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
4 Sep. 2025
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Despite an increase in workload, Currie says the program isn’t going anywhere as long as people believe that wildlife is inherently valuable.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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And those numbers are what, fundamentally, stock prices are based on.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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However, this paradigm implies that both A and B are fundamentally authentic and that attackers lack the resources to successfully replicate or create either.—
Rohan Pinto,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Constitutionally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/constitutionally. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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