unproductive
Not productive; useless; fruitlessNot productive; useless; fruitless.
» It’s an unproductive way to use time.
Nuel · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 sensesNot productive; useless; fruitless.
Juggling is an amusing pastime, but generally unproductive.
unproduktiv
непродукти́вныйneproduktívnyj, непроизводи́тельныйneproizvodítelʹnyj
No longer used to produce new words (see examples).
- not producing desired results
- not producing or capable of producing
Examples
10 sentencesIt’s an unproductive way to use time.
The meeting ended up being futile and unproductive.
deDie Sitzung erwies sich am Ende als vergeblich und unproduktiv. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The retired often feel that they are useless and unproductive.
I believe it would be unproductive with regard to the present recovery.
This is entirely unproductive.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
more unproductive, most unproductive| Comparative | more unproductive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most unproductive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.