Meanings
adverbunproductively (comparative more unproductively, superlative most unproductively)
comparative more unproductively · superlative most unproductively
- In an unproductive manner.
He did not come however. Anne sometimes fancied she discerned him at a distance, but he never came. The anxious interval wore away unproductively.
1817 (date written), [Jane Austen], chapter XX, in Persuasion; published in Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. […], volume (please specify |volume=III or IV), London: John Murray, […], 20 December 1817 (indicated as 1818), →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- 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
- Englishunproductive
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishunproductively
From unproductive + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan improductivament
- improductivamentTranslations
German unproduktiv
- unproduktivTranslations
Polish bezproduktywnie
- bezproduktywnieTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
unproductively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproductively
MLA
“unproductively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproductively. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unproductively,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unproductively.
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