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unfruitful Definition

un·fruit·ful (-fro̵̅o̅t′fəl)

adjective

  1. not reproducing; barren; unproductive
  2. yielding no worthwhile result; fruitless; unprofitable

unfruitful Related Forms
un·fruit′·fully adverb
unfruitful Synonyms

unfruitful

modif.

barren, fruitless, sterile, arid, blasted, infertile, desert, unprofitable. See syn. study at sterile.sterile.

unfruitful Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: The media have carried a good deal of rather unfruitful discussion about the meaning of the phrase " shoot-to-kill.

Modifies a noun

  • work: Those passages which say that we must have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness are all overthrown.
  • search: Table 5 shows the large recorded difference between the fruitful and unfruitful searches in the amount of time between first and last logged event.
  • attempt: The USA made unfruitful attempts to conciliate the leaders of other Arab countries.

Used with adjective complement

  • prove: Also, a lot of the inquiries proved unfruitful.
unfruitful Quotes

He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.

—Bible (NewTestament)

   Thetraditional disputes of philosophers are, for themost part, as unwarranted as they are unfruitful.

—Ayer, SirAlfred Jules

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