adjective
- not producing desired results or benefits; ineffective
- not producing goods, crops, or economic value
Examples
- The meeting was unproductive and lasted three hours.
- His unproductive habits prevented him from finishing the project.
- The desert soil was unproductive for farming.
- She felt her day at work had been completely unproductive.
- The unproductive land was eventually sold to developers.
- Their argument was unproductive and solved nothing.
- The factory’s unproductive machinery needed replacement.