jalov
uzaludan · besmislen · sizifovski · kontraproduktivan · zaludan · traljav · promašen · neproduktivan · neefikasan · pipav · iluzoran · zametan · nemoguć · neuverljiv · nedovršen · beznačajan · beznadežan · beskoristan · neuspešan · nekoristan · apsurdan · površan · nesiguran · bezuspešan · nezahvalan · banalan · neostvariv · neorganizovan · bedan · nevažan · neracionalan · nepotreban · nesavršen · bezvredan · neisplativ · neizvodljiv · očigledan · neprofitabilan · trivijalan · nekonstruktivan
abortive
IPA: / abɔʁtˈiv /ETYM Latin abortivus, from aboriri. Related to Abort.
Failing to accomplish an intended result; SYN. stillborn, unsuccessful.
barren
IPA: / bærən /ETYM Old Eng. barein, Old Fren. brehaing, fem. brehaigne, baraigne, French bréhaigne; of uncertain origin; cf. Arm. brékhañ, markhañ, sterile; Late Lat. brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish documents; Bisc. barau, baru, fasting.
(Homonym: baron).
1. Incapable of sustaining life.
2. Not bearing offspring; SYN. sterile.
3. Not fertile or productive; SYN. infertile.
costive
IPA: / kɒstɪv /ETYM Old Fren. costevé, p. p. of costever, French constiper, Latin constipare to press closely together, to cram; con- + stipare to press together, cram. Related to Stipulate, Stiff, Constipate.
Retarding evacuation of feces.
Affected with or causing constipation; constipated.
effete
IPA: / efiːt /ETYM Latin effetus that has brought forth, exhausted; ex + fetus that has brought forth. Related to Fetus.
1. Marked by self-indulgence or triviality.<br />
2. Incapable of efficient action; no longer productive.
3. Worn out with age; exhausted of energy.
4. No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit, as the earth.
Weak or worn-out; degenerate.
Degenerated; sterile; worn-out.
fruitless
IPA: / fruːtləs /1. Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of offspring.
2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; unprofitable.
bootless · futile · sleeveless · unproductive · vain
infertile
IPA: / ɛ̃fɛʁtˈil /ETYM Latin infertilis: cf. French infertile. Related to In- not, and Fertile.
Incapable of reproducing; SYN. unfertile.
barren · impotent · sterile · sterilised · sterilized · unfertile · unfertilised · unfertilized · unfruitful · unimpregnated · unproductive
jejune
IPA: / dʒɪdʒuːn /ETYM Latin jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren, scanty; of unknown origin.
1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.
2. Puerile, immature.
3. Lacking interest or significance; dull or insipid; dry; empty.
4. Empty; sterile; dry; naive; immature.
adolescent · immature · insipid · insubstantial · juvenile · puerile · uninteresting · unwholesome
nugatory
IPA: / njuːɡətəri /ETYM Latin nugatorius, from nugari to trifle, nugae jests, trifles.
1. Lacking legal force; SYN. null, void.
2. Of no real value.
Inconsequential; inoperative; futile; trifling.
Futile; powerless; null; nugacious.
sterile
IPA: / steʁˈil /ETYM French stérile, Latin sterilis, akin to Greek stereos stiff, solid, steiros barren, steira a cow that has not calved, Goth. stairô, fem., barren. Related to Stare to gaze.
Deficient in originality or creativity; lacking powers of invention:i; SYN. unimaginative, uninspired, uninventive.
antiseptic · aseptic · barren · impotent · infertile · sterilised · sterilized · uncreative · unfertile · unfertilised · unfertilized · unfruitful · unimaginative · unimpregnated · uninspired · uninventive · unproductive