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fruitful

[froot-fuhl]

adjective

  1. producing good results; beneficial; profitable.

    fruitful investigations.

    Antonyms:
  2. abounding in fruit, as trees or other plants; bearing fruit abundantly.

  3. producing an abundant growth, as of fruit.

    fruitful soil; fruitful rain.



fruitful

/ ˈ´Ú°ù³Ü˳ٴÚÊŠ±ô /

adjective

  1. bearing fruit in abundance

  2. productive or prolific, esp in bearing offspring

  3. causing or assisting prolific growth

  4. producing results or profits

    a fruitful discussion

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • fruitfully adverb
  • fruitfulness noun
  • overfruitful adjective
  • overfruitfully adverb
  • overfruitfulness noun
  • ˈ´Ú°ù³Ü¾±³Ù´Ú³Ü±ô²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ˈ´Ú°ù³Ü¾±³Ù´Ú³Ü±ô±ô²â adverb
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of fruitful1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; fruit + -ful
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What was touted as a plan to rid the country of violent gang members has proved to be less fruitful than he promised.

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“Obviously working with Mandy in any capacity would be thrilling and exciting and fruitful,†Wright says.

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It was a fruitful 12 months, however - as Ngũgĩ wrote his first Kikuyu novel, Devil on the Cross, while in prison.

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Saints supporters were still in full cry though as their fruitful opening turned sour.

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He also told the outlet that both parties had “fruitful discussions†in the weeks after the photos were posted, with Lopez’s team orally agreeing to a monetary settlement.

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