Difference between revisions of "Productive"
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*1 : having the [[quality]] or [[power]] of producing especially in [[abundance]] <productive fishing waters> | *1 : having the [[quality]] or [[power]] of producing especially in [[abundance]] <productive fishing waters> | ||
Latest revision as of 02:37, 13 December 2020
- Date: 1612
Definitions
- 1 : having the quality or power of producing especially in abundance <productive fishing waters>
- 2 : effective in bringing about <investigating committees have been productive of much good — R. K. Carr>
- 3 a : yielding results, benefits, or profits
- b : yielding or devoted to the satisfaction of wants or the creation of utilities
- 4 : continuing to be used in the formation of new words or constructions <un- is a productive prefix>
- 5 : raising mucus or sputum (as from the bronchi) <a productive cough>
