diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bag/AbstractMapBag.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bag/AbstractMapBag.java
index 87467df913..14f9324251 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bag/AbstractMapBag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bag/AbstractMapBag.java
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static class BagIterator<E> implements Iterator<E> {
         private boolean canRemove;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          *
          * @param parent the parent bag
          */
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ protected static class MutableInteger {
         protected int value;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param value the initial value
          */
         MutableInteger(final int value) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bag/SynchronizedBag.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bag/SynchronizedBag.java
index 91f8822401..2b6e74b20f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bag/SynchronizedBag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bag/SynchronizedBag.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ final class SynchronizedBagSet extends SynchronizedCollection<E> implements Set<
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 2990565892366827855L;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param set  the set to decorate
          * @param lock  the lock to use, shared with the bag
          */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/AbstractDualBidiMap.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/AbstractDualBidiMap.java
index 2850312680..7670e122ca 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/AbstractDualBidiMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/AbstractDualBidiMap.java
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ protected abstract static class View<K, V, E> extends AbstractCollectionDecorato
         protected final AbstractDualBidiMap<K, V> parent;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          *
          * @param coll  the collection view being decorated
          * @param parent  the parent BidiMap
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ protected static class KeySet<K> extends View<K, Object, K> implements Set<K> {
         private static final long serialVersionUID = -7107935777385040694L;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          *
          * @param parent  the parent BidiMap
          */
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ protected static class KeySetIterator<K> extends AbstractIteratorDecorator<K> {
         protected boolean canRemove;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
          * @param parent  the parent map
          */
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ protected static class Values<V> extends View<Object, V, V> implements Set<V> {
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 4023777119829639864L;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          *
          * @param parent  the parent BidiMap
          */
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ protected static class ValuesIterator<V> extends AbstractIteratorDecorator<V> {
         protected boolean canRemove;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
          * @param parent  the parent map
          */
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ protected static class EntrySet<K, V> extends View<K, V, Map.Entry<K, V>> implem
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 4040410962603292348L;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          *
          * @param parent  the parent BidiMap
          */
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ protected static class EntrySetIterator<K, V> extends AbstractIteratorDecorator<
         protected boolean canRemove;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
          * @param parent  the parent map
          */
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ protected static class MapEntry<K, V> extends AbstractMapEntryDecorator<K, V> {
         protected final AbstractDualBidiMap<K, V> parent;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param entry  the entry to decorate
          * @param parent  the parent map
          */
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ protected static class BidiMapIterator<K, V> implements MapIterator<K, V>, Reset
         protected boolean canRemove;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param parent  the parent map
          */
         protected BidiMapIterator(final AbstractDualBidiMap<K, V> parent) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/DualTreeBidiMap.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/DualTreeBidiMap.java
index c5becd8d66..669522ce60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/DualTreeBidiMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/DualTreeBidiMap.java
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ public SortedBidiMap<V, K> inverseBidiMap() {
      */
     protected static class ViewMap<K, V> extends AbstractSortedMapDecorator<K, V> {
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param bidi  the parent bidi map
          * @param sm  the subMap sorted map
          */
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ protected static class BidiOrderedMapIterator<K, V> implements OrderedMapIterato
         private Map.Entry<K, V> last;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param parent  the parent map
          */
         protected BidiOrderedMapIterator(final AbstractDualBidiMap<K, V> parent) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/TreeBidiMap.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/TreeBidiMap.java
index ec02fc8e9b..dd2c38ca40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/TreeBidiMap.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/bidimap/TreeBidiMap.java
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ abstract class AbstractView<E> extends AbstractSet<E> {
         final DataElement orderType;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param orderType  the KEY or VALUE int for the order
          */
         AbstractView(final DataElement orderType) {
@@ -1648,7 +1648,7 @@ abstract class AbstractViewIterator {
         private int expectedModifications;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param orderType  the KEY or VALUE int for the order
          */
         AbstractViewIterator(final DataElement orderType) {
@@ -1720,7 +1720,7 @@ public final void remove() {
     final class ViewMapIterator extends AbstractViewIterator implements OrderedMapIterator<K, V> {
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          */
         ViewMapIterator(final DataElement orderType) {
             super(orderType);
@@ -1812,7 +1812,7 @@ public V previous() {
     final class ViewMapEntryIterator extends AbstractViewIterator implements OrderedIterator<Map.Entry<K, V>> {
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          */
         ViewMapEntryIterator() {
             super(KEY);
@@ -1835,7 +1835,7 @@ public Map.Entry<K, V> previous() {
     final class InverseViewMapEntryIterator extends AbstractViewIterator implements OrderedIterator<Map.Entry<V, K>> {
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          */
         InverseViewMapEntryIterator() {
             super(VALUE);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/CloneTransformer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/CloneTransformer.java
index 3009491c57..50c0b0465f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/CloneTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/CloneTransformer.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public static <T> Transformer<T, T> cloneTransformer() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     private CloneTransformer() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NOPClosure.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NOPClosure.java
index bfcb5b7499..5bfb050b40 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NOPClosure.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NOPClosure.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public static <E> Closure<E> nopClosure() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     private NOPClosure() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NOPTransformer.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NOPTransformer.java
index 9d197c3b11..66cd2b2a07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NOPTransformer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/functors/NOPTransformer.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public static <T> Transformer<T, T> nopTransformer() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     private NOPTransformer() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/AbstractEmptyIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/AbstractEmptyIterator.java
index a7a6b89cef..6e9b7838b3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/AbstractEmptyIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/AbstractEmptyIterator.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 abstract class AbstractEmptyIterator<E> {
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     protected AbstractEmptyIterator() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyIterator.java
index 777f15ad3b..c33e0093a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyIterator.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public static <E> Iterator<E> emptyIterator() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     protected EmptyIterator() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyListIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyListIterator.java
index 4052097f51..f310b2ddb9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyListIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyListIterator.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public static <E> ListIterator<E> emptyListIterator() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     protected EmptyListIterator() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyMapIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyMapIterator.java
index d26fae801d..44b3354e85 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyMapIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyMapIterator.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public static <K, V> MapIterator<K, V> emptyMapIterator() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     protected EmptyMapIterator() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedIterator.java
index d4dabe78d5..f4982f76dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedIterator.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public static <E> OrderedIterator<E> emptyOrderedIterator() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     protected EmptyOrderedIterator() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedMapIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedMapIterator.java
index f47ea0da98..e70ce67584 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedMapIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EmptyOrderedMapIterator.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public static <K, V> OrderedMapIterator<K, V> emptyOrderedMapIterator() {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     protected EmptyOrderedMapIterator() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EntrySetMapIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EntrySetMapIterator.java
index 8c00aaddf2..f46b4103a2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EntrySetMapIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/EntrySetMapIterator.java
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public class EntrySetMapIterator<K, V> implements MapIterator<K, V>, ResettableI
     private boolean canRemove;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param map  the map to iterate over
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/PeekingIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/PeekingIterator.java
index 7a37bd9d25..f4b9e1ecc7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/PeekingIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/PeekingIterator.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public static <E> PeekingIterator<E> peekingIterator(final Iterator<? extends E>
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/PushbackIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/PushbackIterator.java
index b8b5efdc9c..275945d227 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/PushbackIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/PushbackIterator.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public static <E> PushbackIterator<E> pushbackIterator(final Iterator<? extends
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableIterator.java
index 5d86207d5d..000ad1a28a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableIterator.java
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public static <E> Iterator<E> unmodifiableIterator(final Iterator<? extends E> i
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableListIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableListIterator.java
index 807885e50d..3bd84792bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableListIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableListIterator.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public static <E> ListIterator<E> umodifiableListIterator(final ListIterator<? e
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableMapIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableMapIterator.java
index 1827b99095..e6c9d9cba9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableMapIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableMapIterator.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public static <K, V> MapIterator<K, V> unmodifiableMapIterator(
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableOrderedMapIterator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableOrderedMapIterator.java
index 0da91e02bf..3794c39d82 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableOrderedMapIterator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/iterators/UnmodifiableOrderedMapIterator.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public static <K, V> OrderedMapIterator<K, V> unmodifiableOrderedMapIterator(
     }
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
      */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/Flat3Map.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/Flat3Map.java
index 4666a79392..33807a47f1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/Flat3Map.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/map/Flat3Map.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class Flat3Map<K, V> implements IterableMap<K, V>, Serializable, Cloneabl
     private transient AbstractHashedMap<K, V> delegateMap;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      */
     public Flat3Map() {
     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/AbstractMapMultiSet.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/AbstractMapMultiSet.java
index f83255aaec..0baaf6be74 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/AbstractMapMultiSet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/AbstractMapMultiSet.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ private static final class MapBasedMultiSetIterator<E> implements Iterator<E> {
         private boolean canRemove;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          *
          * @param parent the parent multiset
          */
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ protected static class MutableInteger {
         protected int value;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param value the initial value
          */
         MutableInteger(final int value) {
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ protected static class UniqueSetIterator<E> extends AbstractIteratorDecorator<E>
         protected boolean canRemove;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
          * @param parent  the parent multiset
          */
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ protected static class EntrySetIterator<E> implements Iterator<Entry<E>> {
         protected boolean canRemove;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param iterator  the iterator to decorate
          * @param parent  the parent multiset
          */
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ protected static class MultiSetEntry<E> extends AbstractEntry<E> {
         protected final Map.Entry<E, MutableInteger> parentEntry;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param parentEntry  the entry to decorate
          */
         protected MultiSetEntry(final Map.Entry<E, MutableInteger> parentEntry) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/AbstractMultiSet.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/AbstractMultiSet.java
index fe2b0793d0..e101af2a4a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/AbstractMultiSet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/AbstractMultiSet.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ private static final class MultiSetIterator<E> implements Iterator<E> {
         private boolean canRemove;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          *
          * @param parent the parent multiset
          */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/SynchronizedMultiSet.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/SynchronizedMultiSet.java
index 0093f6af16..63aa59ef78 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/SynchronizedMultiSet.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/multiset/SynchronizedMultiSet.java
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static class SynchronizedSet<T> extends SynchronizedCollection<T> implements Set
         private static final long serialVersionUID = 20150629L;
 
         /**
-         * Constructor.
+         * Constructs a new instance.
          * @param set  the set to decorate
          * @param lock  the lock to use, shared with the multiset
          */
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/set/AbstractSerializableSetDecorator.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/set/AbstractSerializableSetDecorator.java
index 875e3009db..809fce3675 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/set/AbstractSerializableSetDecorator.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/collections4/set/AbstractSerializableSetDecorator.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSerializableSetDecorator<E>
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1229469966212206107L;
 
     /**
-     * Constructor.
+     * Constructs a new instance.
      *
      * @param set  the list to decorate, must not be null
      * @throws NullPointerException if set is null