- producing abundantly; fertile: productive soil, a productive mind
- marked by abundant production or effective results: a productive day
- bringing as a result (with of): war is productive of much misery
- Econ. of or engaged in the creating of economic value, or the producing of goods and services
- Linguis. designating any affix or method which can be and still is used to make new forms: “non-” is a productive prefix
Origin of productive
Medieval Latin productivus from LL, fit for prolongation from Classical Latin productus, past participle of producere: see produce
