- 1[only before noun] connected with the constitution of a country or an organization constitutional government/reform a constitutional amendment
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- 2allowed or limited by the constitution of a country or an organization They can't pass this law. It's not constitutional. constitutional rights a constitutional monarchy (= a country with a king or queen, whose power is controlled by a set of laws and basic principles) opposite unconstitutional
- 3[usually before noun] related to the body's ability to stay healthy, be strong, and fight illness constitutional remedies
NAmE//ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃənəli//, NAmE//ˌkɑnstəˈtuʃnəli//
adverb constitutionally guaranteed rights He was much weakened constitutionally by the disease.See constitutional in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: constitutional