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Adjective: constitutional  ,kón-sti't(y)oo-shu-nul
  1. Sanctioned by or consistent with or operating under the law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
    "constitutional guarantees"; "the constitutional right of free speech"; "constitutional government"
     
  2. Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
    "a constitutional inability to tell the truth";
    - built-in, inbuilt, inherent, integral
     
  3. Forming an essential or integral part of a whole, especially of a physical structure
    "Constitutional minerals are those that form the basic structure of rocks";
    - constituent, constitutive, component
     
  4. Of benefit to or intended to benefit your physical makeup
    "constitutional walk"
Noun: constitutional  ,kón-sti't(y)oo-shu-nul
  1. A regular walk taken as a form of exercise
    "The elderly couple took their constitutional every morning in the park"

Derived forms: constitutionals

See also: essential, intrinsic, intrinsical [archaic]

Type of: walk

Antonym: unconstitutional

Encyclopedia: Constitutional