nonproductively

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adverb

In a nonproductive manner.

OriginEnglish nonproductive ← Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- →
Scrabble 26
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Meanings

adverbnonproductively (not comparable)
  1. not comparableIn a nonproductive manner.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  15. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  16. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  17. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  18. Proto-Italic*pro-
  19. Latinprō-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  22. Proto-Italic*doukō
  23. Latindūcō
  24. Latinprōdūcō
  25. Late Latinprōductīvus
  26. Englishproductive
  27. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  28. Proto-Germanic*līką
  29. Englishproductively
  30. Englishnon-
  31. Englishproductive
  32. Englishnonproductive
  33. Englishnonproductively

From non- + productively or nonproductive + -ly.

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APA

nonproductively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonproductively

MLA

“nonproductively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonproductively. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonproductively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonproductively.

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