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UNPRODUCTIVELY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unproductively mean?
• UNPRODUCTIVELY (adverb)
The adverb UNPRODUCTIVELY has 1 sense:
1. in an unproductive manner
Familiarity information: UNPRODUCTIVELY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In an unproductive manner
Synonyms:
fruitlessly; unproductively; unprofitably
Antonym:
productively (in a productive way)
Pertainym:
unproductive (not producing or capable of producing)
Context examples
The anxious interval wore away unproductively.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
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