semiproductive

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adjective

Somewhat or partly productive.

OriginEnglish productive ← Late Latin prōductīvus ← Latin prōdūcō →
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Meanings

adjectivesemiproductive (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSomewhat or partly productive.

    And trust me, it may take decades, but this woman will get over you eventually, and even go on to live a semiproductive life.

    2009 April 26, Philip Galanes, “Make Mine a Double”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pró
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pro-
  9. Proto-Italic*pro-
  10. Latinprō-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*dewk-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*déwkti
  13. Proto-Italic*doukō
  14. Latindūcō
  15. Latinprōdūcō
  16. Late Latinprōductīvus
  17. Englishproductive
  18. Englishsemiproductive

From semi- + productive.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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