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productive

  • adjective
  • /pɹəˈdʌk.tɪv/

Capable of producing something, especially in abundance; fertile.

Other meanings

  1. Yielding good or useful results; constructive.

  2. Of, or relating to the creation of goods or services.

Related words

  • bioproductive
  • contraproductive
  • hyperproductive
  • hypoproductive
  • improductive
  • osteoproductive
  • preproductive
  • productivism
  • productivist
  • productivize
  • semiproductive
  • superproductive

Example sentences

  • “Shouldn't you be doing something more productive with your time?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "productivus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “productive” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.