kənˈstād.iv, ˈkänstəd.iv adjective
( -s )
Etymology: French constat er to assert + English -ive — more at constate
1.
[translation of German konstatierend ]
: of, relating to, or being a verbal form that expresses past completed action
2. : making an assertion and thus capable of being judged as to truth
constative utterance
• constative noun