Word Study
constitutive
CIDE DICTIONARY
constitutive, a.
- Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental; essential. [1913 Webster]"An ingredient and constitutive part of every virtue." [1913 Webster]
- Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting; determining. Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
constitutive, adj.
1 able to form or appoint.
2 component.
3 essential.
1 able to form or appoint.
2 component.
3 essential.
Derivative
constitutively adv.
Etymology
LL constitutivus (as constitute)
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