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fruit·ful

   [froot-fuhl]
adjective
1.
producing good results; beneficial; profitable: fruitful investigations.
2.
abounding in fruit, as trees or other plants; bearing fruit abundantly.
3.
producing an abundant growth, as of fruit: fruitful soil; fruitful rain.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see fruit, -ful

Related forms
fruit·ful·ly, adverb
fruit·ful·ness, noun
o·ver·fruit·ful, adjective
o·ver·fruit·ful·ly, adverb
o·ver·fruit·ful·ness, noun

Synonyms
1, 3. See productive.

Antonyms
1. barren.

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fruitful (ˈfruːtfʊl)
 
—adj
1.  bearing fruit in abundance
2.  productive or prolific, esp in bearing offspring
3.  causing or assisting prolific growth
4.  producing results or profits: a fruitful discussion
 
'fruitfully
 
—adv
 
'fruitfulness
 
—n

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