English Explanatory Dictionary

unproductive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Not productive; useless; fruitless.
  2. No longer used to produce new words (see examples).

Pronunciation

/ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ en-us-unproductive.ogg

Word forms

unproductive more unproductive most unproductive

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Late Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Late Latin dūcō Late Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Late Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive English unproductive From un- + productive.

Synonyms

nonproductive unyieldly

Derived words

unproductive time unproductively
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