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productively

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pro·duc·tive  (pr-dktv, pr-)
adj.
1. Producing or capable of producing.
2. Producing abundantly; fertile. See Synonyms at fertile.
3. Yielding favorable or useful results; constructive.
4. Economics Of or involved in the creation of goods and services to produce wealth or value.
5. Effective in achieving specified results; originative: policies productive of much harm.
6. Medicine
a. Producing mucus or sputum: a productive cough.
b. Forming new tissue: a productive inflammation.
7. Linguistics
a. Of or relating to the linguistic skills of speaking and writing.
b. Of or relating to a linguistic element or rule that can be used to form further examples of a particular feature or pattern. The English past tense suffix -ed is productive since it continues to be added to new verbs to form the past tense.

pro·ductive·ly adv.
pro·ductive·ness n.
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Adv.1.productively - in a productive way; "they worked together productively for two years"
fruitlessly, unproductively, unprofitably - in an unproductive manner
Translations
productively [prəˈdʌktɪvlɪ] ADV [use resources] → de manera productiva; [spend time] → provechosamente
productively
advproduktiv


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I am trying to find means of working productively for myself and for the laborers.
Nevertheless, this man held up his head too often to be very productively employed with his fingers.
 
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