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non-productive

non-productive is the alternative form of nonproductive.

Meaning of nonproductive

Adjective

nonproductive (not comparable)

  1. Not productive.
    • After two hours of nonproductive bickering the hearing ended soon after Harry conceded "Maybe I'm too old to be on this board."1977 February 12, David Brill, “Conservative Chelsea in an Uproar Over New Bar”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 33, page 3

Origin of non-productive

From non- + productive.

Questions about non-productive

What is non-productive the alternative form of?
Non-productive is the alternative form of nonproductive.

Words near non-productive in the dictionary

  1. non-prisoner
  2. non-prisoners
  3. non-proceedable
  4. non-producer
  5. non-producers
  6. non-productive
  7. non-professional
  8. non-professionals
  9. non-profit
  10. non-profit-making
  11. non-profitable

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