Definition of unproductive Unproductive
/ʌˌnpɹʌdʌˈktɪv/ - [unpruduktiv] - un•pro•duc•tive
We found 4 definitions of unproductive from 3 different sources.
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What does unproductive mean?
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| unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" | ||
| productive producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration" | ||
| infertile, unfertile, sterile deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention; "a sterile ideology lacking in originality"; "unimaginative development of a musical theme"; "uninspired writing" | ||
| uncreative not creative; "an uncreative imagination" | ||
| unprofitable producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable" | ||
| bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" | ||
| dry practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages; "he's been dry for ten years"; "no thank you; I happen to be teetotal" | ||
| unproductive - not producing desired results; "the talks between labor and management were unproductive" | ||
| uneffective, ineffective, ineffectual lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate; "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- unproductive (Adjective)
Not productive; useless; fruitless.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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unproductive
un-prō-duk′tiv, adj. not productive, profitable, or efficient, not effecting some particular result (with of).—adv. Unproduc′tively.—ns. Unproduc′tiveness; Unproductiv′ity
