Unproductive
adjective
1.
having the power of producing; generative; creative:
a productive effort.
2.
producing readily or abundantly; fertile:
a productive vineyard.
3.
causing; bringing about (usually followed by of):
conditions productive of crime and sin.
4.
Economics. producing or tending to produce goods and services having exchange value.
5.
Grammar. (of derivational affixes or patterns) readily used in forming new words, as the suffix -ness.
6.
(in language learning) of or relating to the language skills of speaking and writing (opposed to receptive).
unproductive
/ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/
adjective
1.
(often foll by of) not productive of (anything)
2.
not producing goods and services with exchange value
adjective
1.
producing or having the power to produce; fertile
2.
yielding favourable or effective results
3.
(economics)
producing or capable of producing goods and services that have monetary or exchange value: productive assets
of or relating to such production: the productive processes of an industry
4.
(postpositive) foll by of. resulting in: productive of good results
5.
denoting an affix or combining form used to produce new words
productive pro·duc·tive (prə-dŭk’tĭv, prō-)
adj.
Producing or capable of producing mucus or sputum.
Forming new tissue, as of an inflammation.
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