Constitutional - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌkɑːnstəˈtuːʃənl|  American pronunciation of the word constitutional
Brit.  |kɒnstɪˈtjuːʃ(ə)n(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word constitutional

noun

- a regular walk taken as a form of exercise

adjective

- existing as an essential constituent or characteristic (syn: built-in, inbuilt, inherent, integral)
a constitutional inability to tell the truth
- constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup) (syn: constituent, constitutive, organic)

Extra examples

Constitutional symptoms of the disease include headache and fever.

He has a constitutional dislike of controversy.

She's gone out for her morning constitutional.

...went for my evening constitutional in the park...

It is not constitutional to censor the press.

He was constitutionally incapable of dealing with conflict.

...the U.S. abolished slavery by constitutional amendment on December 6, 1865...

...a roundup of editorials pro and contra the proposed constitutional amendment...

The Supreme Court, with two justices dissenting, ruled that the law was constitutional.

...contrary to his long-established habitude, he forwent his morning constitutional in favor of a leisurely breakfast...

These provisions are overridden by the fifteenth constitutional amendment.

The defeat of the army was followed by the establishment of constitutional government.

The government set an agenda for constitutional reform.

Only Parliament has the power to legislate on constitutional matters.

Word forms

noun
singular: constitutional
plural: constitutionals
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