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unproductive
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unproductive
(adjective)
unproductive
/ˌʌnprə
ˈ
dʌktɪv/
adjective
unproductive
/ˌʌnprə
ˈ
dʌktɪv/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNPRODUCTIVE
[
more unproductive; most unproductive
]
:
not giving good, steady, or useful results
:
not productive
The talks were
unproductive
.
It's
unproductive
to waste time arguing.
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— unproductively
adverb
Our time was spent
unproductively
.
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