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   productive

   /prəˈdʌktɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, or other commodities: "the most productive employees" Similar fertilefruitfulrichfecundhigh-yieldingOpposite sterilebarren
   • ▪ relating to or engaged in the production of goods, crops, or other commodities: "the country's productive capacity"
   • ▪ achieving a significant amount or result: "a long and productive career" Similar prolificinventivecreativedynamicenergeticvigorouseffectiveusefulconstructiveprofitablefruitfulgainfulvaluableeffectiveworthwhilebeneficialhelpfulrewardinggratifyingOpposite unproductiveunproductive
   • ▪ producing or giving rise to: "the hotel was not productive of amusing company"
   • ▪ (of a prefix, suffix, or other linguistic unit) currently used in forming new words or expressions: "many suffixes are common and productive"
   • 2. (of a cough) that raises mucus from the respiratory tract.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French productif, -ive or late Latin productivus, from product- ‘brought forth’, from the verb producere (see produce).

   Derivatives

   • 1. productiveness noun

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     PRODUCTIVE meaning: 1. resulting in or providing a large...

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   Productive definition: having the power of producing; generative; creative. See examples of PRODUCTIVE used in a sentence.

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   If you're productive, that means you do a lot — you create or produce large amounts of something. A productive worker makes more widgets than the shirker who keeps sneaking out to gossip and drink coffee.

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