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unproductively

unproductively adverb: in an unproductive manner.

Adverb

unproductively (comparative more unproductively, superlative most unproductively)

  1. 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...

Forms of unproductively

comparativemore unproductively
superlativemost unproductively

Origin of unproductively

From unproductive + -ly.

Questions about unproductively

What does unproductively mean?
Unproductively means in an unproductive manner.
What part of speech is unproductively?
Unproductively is an adverb.

Words near unproductively in the dictionary

  1. unproducible
  2. unproduction
  3. unproductive
  4. unproductive time
  5. unproductive times
  6. unproductively
  7. unproductiveness
  8. unproductivity
  9. unprofanable
  10. unprofane
  11. unprofaned

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