Unproductively

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an unproductive manner.

    "He did not come however. Anne sometimes fancied she discerned him at a distance, but he never came. The anxious interval wore away unproductively."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in an unproductive manner wordnet

Synonyms

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fruitlesslyunprofitably

Example

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"He did not come however. Anne sometimes fancied she discerned him at a distance, but he never came. The anxious interval wore away unproductively."

Etymology

From unproductive + -ly.

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