— unprofitableness, unprofitability , n. — unprofitably , adv.
/un prof"i teuh beuhl/ , adj.
1. being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
2. pointless or futile: an unprofitable three years in a routine job.
[ 1275-1325; ME. See UN- 1 , PROFITABLE ]