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unproductive

/ ˌʌnprəˈdʌktɪv /

adjective

They became, in a sense, unproductive employees, and were summarily fired.

Strategic foresight offers an alternative to unproductive worry.

That way, we are more likely to avoid previous mistakes, break unproductive patterns, and benefit from lessons learned.

Most of them are woefully unproductive, and tyrannize our offices.

So if senior managers are calling them unproductive, we know we have a problem.

As many expected, the talks were unproductive, but massive crowds gathered to watch the televised debate at the protest sites.

Software patents have become a source of unproductive litigation that entrenches large tech companies and inhibits creativity.

That fat turned out to be bloated and unproductive dealerships.

If the next Congress finds rules from the last Congress to be outdated or unproductive, members can tear them up and start over.

I also expected boredom to be exactly how it is: mind-numbingly unproductive.

He sat glum and thoughtful, his mind in unproductive travail, until the captain was announced.

The most unproductive part appeared to be the narrow strip that extends towards Cape Van Diemen.

The deposits received are not left unproductive, they are placed in funds, public or otherwise.

The fisheries were comparatively unproductive, and the potato crop failed.

It is in accordance with facts to call American professors, as a class, unproductive.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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