Underproductive

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Insufficiently productive.

    "Doubt clouds the family itself: 70 percent of Italians between 20 and 30 still live at home, condemning the young to an extended and underproductive adolescence."

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"Doubt clouds the family itself: 70 percent of Italians between 20 and 30 still live at home, condemning the young to an extended and underproductive adolescence."

Etymology

From under- + productive.

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