semiproductive en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- 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 semiproductive From semi- + productive.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Somewhat or partly productive.
And trust me, it may take decades, but this woman will get over you eventually, and even go on to live a semiproductive life.
2009 April 26, Philip Galanes, “Make Mine a Double”, in New York Times: