improductive
English
Etymology
From im- + productive.
Adjective
improductive (comparative more improductive, superlative most improductive)
- (rare) Misconstruction of unproductive.
- 1816, The Monthly Magazine
- But, as the principal of the loan, or, if you will, the capital lent, is generally consumed in consequence of this transfer, public loans produce an improductive consumption, a destruction of capital.
- 1816, The Monthly Magazine
Usage notes
- Generally an error made by non-native speakers.
French
Adjective
improductive
- feminine singular of improductif