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English
Etymology
From im- + productive.
Adjective
improductive (comparative more improductive, superlative most improductive)
- (rare, chiefly non-native speakers' English) Misconstruction of unproductive.
1816, The Monthly Magazine:But, as the principal of the loan, or, if you will, the capital lent, is generally consumed in consequence of this transfer, public loans produce an improductive consumption, a destruction of capital.
Derived terms
French
Adjective
improductive
- feminine singular of improductif