productive

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly)
  2. adjective having the ability to produce or originate
  3. adjective yielding positive results

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin productivus, equivalent to product + -ive.

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