"nonproductive" meaning in All languages combined

See nonproductive on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: non-productive [alternative]
Etymology: From non- + productive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|productive}} non- + productive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonproductive (not comparable)
  1. Not productive. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: unproductive, unyieldly Derived forms: nonproductive cough, nonproductive loan, nonproductively, nonproductiveness, nonproductivity

Alternative forms

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