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unproductive
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ineffective in producing positive or meaningful outcomes
Example
The unproductive meeting wasted everyone's time and did n't generate any new ideas.
Her procrastination made her workday unproductive, as she did n't complete any tasks.
Example
The farmers struggled with unproductive land that barely supported crops.
Efforts to cultivate the unproductive soil failed due to poor nutrients.
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not capable of generating new word forms or constructions
Example
The suffix " -th " is now largely unproductive in English, with very few new words being formed with it.
In modern English, the use of certain prefixes like " be- " has become unproductive, meaning new words rarely use it.
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