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productive
01
producing desired results through effective and efficient use of time, resources, and effort
Examples
The productive meeting resulted in several innovative solutions to the problem.
Her productive work ethic allowed her to complete tasks efficiently and effectively.
02
causing or resulting in a specific outcome
Examples
Hard work is often productive of success and personal growth.
Poor communication can be productive of misunderstandings.
Examples
The region 's productive soil yielded abundant crops each year.
She had a productive garden that produced vegetables throughout the season.
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His productive cough made it hard to breathe.
She had a productive cough with a lot of mucus.
05
used to create new words or expressions actively
Examples
The suffix -ness is highly productive in English, forming words like kindness and happiness.
The prefix un- remains productive, allowing new formations like unfriend and unmute.
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