unproductive

== English == === Etymology === From un- +‎ productive. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʌn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ Rhymes: -ʌktɪv === Adjective === unproductive (comparative more unproductive, superlative most unproductive) Not productive; useless; fruitless. (linguistics, of affixes, mechanisms of word formation, etc) No longer used to produce new words (see examples). ==== Usage notes ==== unproductive is much more common than nonproductive. ==== Synonyms ==== nonproductive unyieldly ==== Derived terms ==== unproductive time unproductively ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “unproductive”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “unproductive”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “unproductive, nonproductive”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.