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Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-froot-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈfrut fəl



Definition of unfruitful

Origin :
  • late 14c., "barren," from un- (1) "not" + fruitful. Originally literal; figurative sense is attested from c.1400. Related: Unfruitfully; unfruitfulness.
  • adj barren
  • adj unprofitable
  • adj not fruitful
Example sentences :
  • The works of darkness are unfruitful because they are transient.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
  • And they are unfruitful because, whilst they last, they yield no real satisfaction.
  • Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
  • Futile for a time were the parental arguments, unfruitful every effort!
  • Extract from : « Political Women (Vol. 1 of 2) » by Sutherland Menzies
  • He has not cast out the unfruitful, but has tenderly spared them.
  • Extract from : « The Parables of Our Lord » by William Arnot
  • I coughed and made other noises, with like unfruitful result.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Huntress » by Mayne Reid
  • Will you be like that wheat in the mummy's hand, unfruitful and forgotten, or would you grow?
  • Extract from : « Talks To Farmers » by Charles Haddon Spurgeon
  • And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
  • Extract from : « The Slavery Question » by John Lawrence
  • The appearances are that my journey has not been unfruitful.
  • Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914 under the French Rgime » by William Henry Atherton
  • It is in Picardy, which I am told is the most arid and unfruitful province in France.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, Vol. 22, No. 1, July 1843 » by Various
  • He enforces the words, Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness.
  • Extract from : « A Lamp to the Path » by W. K. Tweedie

Synonyms for unfruitful

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