infructueux

French

Etymology

From in- +‎ fructueux.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.fʁyk.tɥø/

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Adjective

infructueux (feminine infructueuse, masculine plural infructueux, feminine plural infructueuses)

1. unfruitful, fruitless
2. (figurative) unprofitable, unsuccessful

Derived terms

• infructueusement

Further reading

• “infructueux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.