■ adjective
1》 producing or able to produce large amounts of goods, crops, etc.
↘relating to or engaged in the production of goods, crops, etc.
2》 achieving or producing a significant amount or result.
3》 ( ~ of ) producing.
4》 Linguistics (of a prefix, suffix, etc.) currently used in forming new words or expressions.
5》 Medicine (of a cough) raising mucus from the respiratory tract.
Derivatives
~ly adverb
~ness noun
Origin
C17: from Fr. productif , -ive or late L. productivus , from product- , producere (see produce ).