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unproductive

/ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/

Translations

unproductiveadjective

more unproductive

Comp.

most unproductive

Super.

/ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/

improductifSe dit d’un travail, d’une réunion ou d’une activité qui ne donne pas de résultat notable.

The meeting was unproductive and ended without any decisions.

La réunion était improductive et s’est terminée sans décision.

peu productifSe dit surtout d’un sol, d’une terre ou d’une zone qui produit peu de récoltes.

The unproductive land yielded very little harvest this year.

Cette terre peu productive a donné très peu de récolte cette année.

Additional translations

non productifS’emploie en linguistique pour un élément qui ne forme plus de nouveaux mots ou de nouvelles formes.

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unproductiveadjective

Not producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities.

The unproductive land yielded very little harvest this year.

Not achieving significant or desired results.

The meeting was unproductive, as no decisions were made.

Not producing or contributing to the growth or development of something.

His unproductive habits were hindering his progress at work.

(Linguistics) Not capable of forming new words or grammatical forms in current usage.

The suffix “-en” as in “worsen” is largely unproductive in modern English.