underproductive

English

Etymology

under- + productive

Adjective

underproductive (comparative more underproductive, superlative most underproductive)

  1. Insufficiently productive.
    • 2007 December 13, Ian Fisher, “In a Funk, Italy Sings an Aria of Disappointment”, in New York Times:
      Doubt clouds the family itself: 70 percent of Italians between 20 and 30 still live at home, condemning the young to an extended and underproductive adolescence.
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