unproductive
AdjectiveUS[uhn-pruh-duhk-tiv]/ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/4 syllables
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Adjective (2)
- not producing or capable of producing“elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries”Opposite productiveSimilar bootless, nonproductive, drySee also uncreative, sterile, unprofitable
- not producing desired results“the talks between labor and management were unproductive”Opposite effectiveSimilar ineffective, uneffective
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Unproductive
Formed with the prefix un- (“not”). See productive.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54