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productive
[ pruh-duhk-tiv ]
adjective
- having the power of producing; generative; creative:
a productive effort.
- producing readily or abundantly; fertile:
a productive vineyard.
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- causing; bringing about (usually followed by of ):
conditions productive of crime and sin.
- Economics. producing or tending to produce goods and services having exchange value.
- Grammar. (of derivational affixes or patterns) readily used in forming new words, as the suffix -ness.
- (in language learning) of or relating to the language skills of speaking and writing ( receptive ).
productive
/ əˈʌɪ /
adjective
- producing or having the power to produce; fertile
- yielding favourable or effective results
- economics
- producing or capable of producing goods and services that have monetary or exchange value
productive assets
- of or relating to such production
the productive processes of an industry
- postpositivefoll byof resulting in
productive of good results
- denoting an affix or combining form used to produce new words
Derived Forms
- ˈܳپ, adverb
- ˈܳپԱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ܳt· adverb
- ·ܳt·Ա noun
- ·ܳ·پ··ٲ [proh-duhk-, tiv, -i-tee], noun
- t··ܳt adjective
- anti··ܳt· adverb
- i··ܳt adjective
- semi··ܳt· adverb
- ܲp·ܳt adjective
- un·ܳt· adverb
- un·ܳt·Ա noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of productive1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Reports of interest first surfaced earlier this year but the Ibrox club said that "productive conversations" are ongoing.
Lammy himself called the conversation "productive", taking place ahead of a "critical moment for Ukraine, Britain and Euro-Atlantic Security" as "talks continue at pace".
Bárcena said in a post on social media that it was a “very productive meeting.”
We need to make sure that we're having productive disagreements, if you will, and constructive criticism that isn't just, "Oh my God, everything sucks."
Without them, negotiations can break down into finger-pointing rather than become productive sessions focused on the substance of a contract, Finn said.
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