a. Obs. rare. [f. L. astruct- (ppl. stem of a(d)struĕre, f. ad to + struĕre to build) + -IVE.] Building up, erecting, constructive.
a. 1656. Bp. Hall, Serm. (1661), 320 (O.). The true method of Christian practice is first destructive, then astructive.
1678. J. Wilson, Script. Gen. Interpreter, Introd. 18. However, both in the Astructive and Destructive part of his Book, he is a declared Adversary to the Protestant Cause.
