unproductive


unproductive
I adjective abortive, arid, barren, doomed, dry, effete, exhausted, fallow, fruitless, futile, impotent, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient, infecund, infecundus, infertile, inoperative, issueless, jejune, nugatory, otiose, profitless, sterile, sterilis, unavailing, unfruitful, unprofitable, unprolific, unremunerative, unrewarding, unsuccessful, unyielding, useless, wasteful, without results, worthless II index barren, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, inept (incompetent), nugatory, otiose, unavailing III index miscarriage

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