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

Adjective

not producing any worthwhile results: unproductive talks

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"

Translations

unproductive [ʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] adj → improductivo; [discussion] → infructuoso

unproductive [ʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] adj → improductif/ive; [discussion] → stérile

unproductive [ʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] adj [land] → unfruchtbar, ertragsarm; [discussion] → unproduktiv

unproductive [ʌnprəˈdʌktɪv] adj → improduttivo/a; [discussion] → sterile