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unfruitful

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un·fruit·ful  (n-frtfl)
adj.
1. Not bearing fruit or offspring; barren.
2. Not productive of a good or useful result.
un·fruitful·ly adv.
un·fruitful·ness n.
unfruitful [ʌnˈfruːtfʊl]
adj
1. barren, unproductive, or unprofitable
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) failing to produce or develop into fruit
unfruitfully  adv
unfruitfulness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unfruitfulunfruitful - not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production
infertile, sterile, unfertile - incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple"
fruitful - productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply"
Translations
unfruitful [ˈʌnˈfruːtfʊl] ADJ → infructuoso
unfruitful
adj soil, woman, discussion → unfruchtbar; attempt → fruchtlos


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Alas, how ye stand there before me, ye unfruitful ones; how lean your ribs
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He sat by a newly-lighted wood fire (the blighted and unfruitful year was prematurely cold), and on his honest and courageous face there was a deeper shade than the pendent lamp could throw, or any object in the room distortedly reflect--a shade of horror.
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The strange thing is that they should have lived so thickly on what must always have been most unfruitful soil.
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