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unfulfilling

unfulfilling adjective: not producing fulfillment or a sense of accomplishment; unsatisfying.

Adjective

unfulfilling (comparative more unfulfilling, superlative most unfulfilling)

  1. Not producing fulfillment or a sense of accomplishment; unsatisfying.
    • The work ethic . . . is most seriously challenged by the technological revolution, which (at least potentially) has abolished scarcity and has made many kinds of work unfulfilling or even unnecessary.1971 September 20, “Nixon in the Pulpit: Economic Evangelism”, in Time

Forms of unfulfilling

comparativemore unfulfilling
superlativemost unfulfilling

Origin of unfulfilling

From un- + fulfilling.

Questions about unfulfilling

What does unfulfilling mean?
Unfulfilling means not producing fulfillment or a sense of accomplishment; unsatisfying.
What part of speech is unfulfilling?
Unfulfilling is an adjective.

Words near unfulfilling in the dictionary

  1. unfulfill
  2. unfulfillable
  3. unfulfillably
  4. unfulfilled
  5. unfulfilledness
  6. unfulfilling
  7. unfulfillment
  8. unfulfillments
  9. unfulfilment
  10. unfulfilments
  11. unfull

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