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| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : pruh-duhk-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : prəˈdʌk tɪv |
Definition of unproductive
Origin :- 1756, from un- (1) "not" + productive.
- adj idle, nonproductive
- It still encumbered the south wall with its unproductive branches.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- The lobsterman made other attempts at conversation, but they were unproductive.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Unproductive opinions were nothing to her now, especially in Addington.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- The little cruising that had been done had been unproductive of results.
- Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
- Poor Polly Perkins was a sad example of the unproductive consumer.
- Extract from : « Molly Brown's Orchard Home » by Nell Speed
- It stands for struggle that is often fruitless and unproductive.
- Extract from : « The Psychology of Nations » by G.E. Partridge
- It is true that even in that case it is unproductive of good.
- Extract from : « Dona Perfecta » by B. Perez Galdos
- Less than one-twelfth of the area of the state is unproductive.
- Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway
- Between the river-valleys are long stretches of unproductive land.
- Extract from : « Commercial Geography » by Jacques W. Redway
- It can also be propagated from the seed, but these are often unproductive.
- Extract from : « British Borneo » by W. H. Treacher
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