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Thesaurus: unfruitful

Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil; an unfruitful life or effort.

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  1. a. Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil; an unfruitful life or effort.
  2. adj. not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production
  3. Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile; barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil; an unfruitful life or effort. -- Un*fruit"ful*ly, adv. -- Un*fruit"ful*ness, n.
  4. Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile;barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful soil;an unfruitful life or effort.-- Un*fruit"ful*ly, adv.-- Un*fruit"ful*ness, n.
  5. j:100 a. not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production