"improductive" meaning in English

See improductive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more improductive [comparative], most improductive [superlative]
Etymology: From im- + productive. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|productive|alt1=im-}} im- + productive Head templates: {{en-adj}} improductive (comparative more improductive, superlative most improductive)
  1. (rare, chiefly non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of unproductive. Tags: alt-of, misconstruction, rare Alternative form of: unproductive
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