“+ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + fruitful
: not fruitful:
a. : not producing offspring : infertile , sterile
an unfruitful marriage
b. : yielding no valuable result : fruitless , unprofitable
an unfruitful effort
this unsavory and unfruitful piece of research — Douglass Cater
c.
(1) : not bearing fruit
an unfruitful tree
(2) : not producing crops : barren
unfruitful soil
Synonyms: see sterile