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productive
adjective /prəˈdʌk.tɪv/Definition
B2 resulting in or providing a large amount or supply of something: In order to turn the deserts into fertile and productive land, engineers built an 800-mile canal. He had an amazingly productive five years in which he managed to write four novels. → Opposite unproductiveCreating and producingInventing, designing and innovation B2 having positive results: We had a very productive meeting - I felt we sorted out a lot of problems. Theirs was a very productive partnership.Useful or advantageous productively
/-li/ adverb › Their working system is based on the belief that people work more productively (= produce better results) in a team.Efficient and effective
(Definition of productive adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bear fruit idiom
- bring sth out phrasal verb (PRODUCE)
- churn sth out phrasal verb
- cobble sth together phrasal verb
- conjure sth up phrasal verb (CREATE)
- craft verb
- engineer verb (BUILD)
- generate verb (MAKE ENERGY)
- making noun
- man-made adjective
- mass-produce verb
- on the go idiom
- overproduce verb
- raise verb (EXIST)
- shape verb (FORM)
- stitch sth together phrasal verb
- tailor verb
- throw sth together phrasal verb
- toss sth off phrasal verb
- trundle sth out phrasal verb
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