unproductive

un·pro·duc·tive  (npr-dktv)

adj.

1. Not productive; idle.

2. Economics Adding nothing to exchangeable value.

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unpro·ductive·ly adv.

unpro·ductive·ness n.

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unproductive [ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv]

adj

1. (often foll by of) not productive of (anything)

2. (Economics) not producing goods and services with exchange value

unproductively  adv

unproductiveness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unproductive - not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries" uncreative - not creative; "an uncreative imagination" infertile, sterile, unfertile - incapable of reproducing; "an infertile couple" unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable" productive - producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"
	2.	unproductive - not producing desired results; "the talks between labor and management were unproductive" ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective - not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"

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unproductive

adjective

1. useless, futile, fruitless, vain, idle, ineffective, worthless, unprofitable, unrewarding, valueless, unavailing, otiose, bootless, unremunerative, inefficacious They are aware much of their time and effort is unproductive.
useless effective, useful, rewarding, profitable, worthwhile, fruitful, remunerative

2. barren, sterile, infertile, dry, fruitless, unprolific increasingly unproductive land
barren productive, fertile, fruitful, prolific, abundant

Translations

unproductive [ˈʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] ADJ [capital, soil etc] → improductivo; [meeting etc] → infructuoso

unproductive [ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] adj [day, factory, capital] → improductif/ive; [land] → improductif/ive, stérile; [discussion, meeting] → stérile
The meeting was unproductive → La réunion n'a rien donné.

unproductive

adj capital → nicht gewinnbringend, keinen Gewinn bringend attr; soil → unfruchtbar, ertragsarm; discussion, meeting → unproduktiv, unergiebig; factory, worker → unproduktiv

unproductive [ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] adj → improduttivo/a; (discussion) → sterile

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unproductive [ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] adj → improduttivo/a; (discussion) → sterile