constitutive
AdjectiveUS[kon-stit-oo-tiv]/ˌkɑnˈstɪtuˌtɪv/4 syllables
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Adjective (1)
- constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)Synonyms: constituentconstitutionalorganicOpposite inessentialSimilar essential
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Con′sti·tu′tive adjective
1. Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental; essential.
An ingredient and constitutive part of every virtue.— Isaac Barrow
2. Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting; determining. Sir William Hamilton
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54