Meanings
adverbcounterproductively (comparative more counterproductively, superlative most counterproductively)
comparative more counterproductively · superlative most counterproductively
- In a counterproductive way.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Proto-Italic*komteros
- Proto-Italic*komterād
- Latincontrā
- Old Frenchcontre-
- Anglo-Normancountre-
- Middle Englishcounter-
- Englishcounter-
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprō-
- Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
- Proto-Italic*doukō
- Latindūcō
- Latinprōdūcō
- Late Latinprōductīvus
- Englishproductive
- Englishcounterproductive
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishcounterproductively
From counterproductive + -ly.
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counterproductively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterproductively
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“counterproductively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterproductively. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterproductively,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterproductively.
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