The Collaborative International Dictionary
nonproductive
nonproductive \nonproductive\ adj. not directly productive; as, nonproductive labor.
Wiktionary
nonproductive
a. Not productive.
WordNet
nonproductive
adj. not directly productive; "nonproductive labor"
Usage examples of "nonproductive".
We have had to give up so much, our diverse languages, many of our social philosophies and religious dogmata, our so-called nonproductive lifestyles .