nonproductive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌnɑn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ (General-American)
- /ˌnɒn.pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *per-der.? Proto-Indo-European *pér Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *pró Proto-Indo-European *pro- Proto-Italic *pro- Latin prō- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin prōdūcō Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Late Latin prōductīvusbor. English productive English nonproductive From non- + productive.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Not productive.
After two hours of nonproductive bickering the hearing ended soon after Harry conceded "Maybe I'm too old to be on this board."
1977 February 12, David Brill, “Conservative Chelsea in an Uproar Over New Bar”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 33, page 3:
Forms
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| non-productive | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
nonproductivity · nonproductiveness · nonproductive loan · nonproductively · nonproductive cough