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un⋅fruit⋅ful
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–adjective
1.
not providing satisfaction; unprofitable:
unfruitful efforts.
2.
not producing offspring; sterile:
an unfruitful marriage.
3.
not yielding good crops; infertile:
unfruitful acres.
4.
not bearing fruit; fruitless; barren:
an unfruitful tree.
Origin:
1350–1400;
ME;
see
un-
1
,
fruitful
Related forms:
un⋅fruit⋅ful⋅ly,
adverb
un⋅fruit⋅ful⋅ness,
noun
Synonyms:
1.
fruitless, unproductive, vain, unrewarding.
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un·fruit·ful
(ŭn-frōōt'fəl)
adj.
Not bearing fruit or offspring; barren.
Not productive of a good or useful result.
un·fruit'ful·ly
adv.
,
un·fruit'ful·ness
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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