1. unproductive - Adjective
2. unproductive - Adjective Satellite
not producing desired results
not producing or capable of producing
Source: WordNetIf I discover a manure which will enable me to make a piece of land produce 20 per cent more corn, I may withdraw at least a portion of my capital from the most unproductive part of my farm. David Ricardo
Very few people possess true artistic ability. It is therefore both unseemly and unproductive to irritate the situation by making an effort. If you have a burning, restless urge to write or paint, simply eat something sweet and the feeling will pass. Fran Lebowitz
By elevating the dictum of the market to the role of the sole criterion of rationality and efficiency, economics denies even all "respectability" to the distinction between essential and non-essential consumption, between productive and unproductive labor, between actual and potential surplus. Paul A. Baran
I believe welfare makes you lazy and unproductive. Charles Evers
The U.S. and Iraq will work together next year to shift Iraqi resources from unproductive subsidies to productive uses that enable Iraqis to earn livelihoods. Zalmay Khalilzad
...where are we to look for the consumption required but among the unproductive labourers of Adam Smith?... Thomas Malthus