unproductive

adj.

1. Not productive; idle.
2. Economics. Adding nothing to exchangeable value.

unproductively un'pro·duc'tive·ly adv.
unproductiveness un'pro·duc'tive·ness n.

adjective

Lacking or unable to produce growing plants or crops: barren, infertile, sterile, unfruitful. See rich/poor.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: not producing or capable of producing
  Antonym: productive (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: not producing desired results

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uproduktiv, inproduktiv

Nederlands (Dutch)
geen/weinig winst opleverend, niet of weinig vruchtbaar/ succesvol, onproductief

Français (French)
adj. - improductif, stérile

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unproduktiv

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άγονος, άκαρπος, στείρος, αντιπαραγωγικός, μη εποικοδομητικός

Italiano (Italian)
improduttivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - improdutivo

Русский (Russian)
непродуктивный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - improductivo, infructuoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - improduktiv

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不毛的, 非生产性的, 没有收益的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不毛的, 非生產性的, 沒有收益的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 생산이 안 되는, 불모의, 헛된

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 収穫のない, 不毛の, 非生産的な, 無効な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير منتج, مجدب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא יצרני, לא פורה‬

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