constructive vs surgical

constructive

adj
  • Not direct or expressed, but inferred. 

  • Relating to or causing construction. 

  • Imputed by law; created to give legal effect to something for equitable reasons, as with constructive notice or a constructive trust. 

  • Carefully considered and meant to be helpful. 

surgical

adj
  • Excruciatingly or wearyingly drawn-out 

  • Of, relating to, used in, or resulting from surgery. 

  • Precise or very accurate. 

How often have the words constructive and surgical occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )