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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024un•fruit•ful (un fro̅o̅t′fəl),USA pronunciation adj. - not providing satisfaction;
unprofitable:unfruitful efforts. - not producing offspring;
sterile:an unfruitful marriage. - Agriculturenot yielding good crops;
infertile:unfruitful acres. - not bearing fruit;
fruitless; barren:an unfruitful tree.
- 1350–1400; Middle English; see un-1, fruitful
un•fruit′ful•ly, adv. un•fruit′ful•ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . fruitless, unproductive, vain, unrewarding.
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