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Definition of unproductive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unproductive

adjective
 
/ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/
 
/ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv/
Word Family
  • produce verb
  • producer noun
  • product noun
  • production noun
  • productive adjective (≠ unproductive)
  • productively adverb
  • produce noun
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  1. not producing very much; not producing good results
    • unproductive land
    • a three-hour meeting that was totally unproductive
    • I've had a very unproductive day.
    opposite productive
    Extra Examples
    • She returned from a rather unproductive trip to New York.
    • The changes include cutting subsidies and shedding unproductive jobs.
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnproductive is used with these nouns:
    • labour
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