productive

B2 · Upper Intermediate

adj. leading to a good or useful result.

adj. yielding positive, useful, or constructive results in a professional or social context.

“We had a productive meeting and finally agreed on a new plan.”

“Despite their initial disagreements, the two diplomats engaged in a productive dialogue that eventually led to a formal ceasefire.”

C1 · Advanced Linguistics Academic · Technical

adj. used to describe a rule or ending that can be used to make many new words.

adj. referring to a linguistic rule or morpheme that is currently used by speakers to form new words or grammatical structures.

“The suffix '-ness' is very productive because you can add it to many adjectives to make nouns.”

“While some plural endings in English are fossilized, the '-s' suffix remains highly productive, being applied automatically to almost any new noun entering the language.”

C1 · Advanced Medicine Technical

adj. a type of cough that produces mucus or phlegm.

adj. characterized by the production of mucus or sputum from the respiratory tract.

“The doctor asked if his cough was dry or productive.”

“The patient presented with a productive cough and chest pain, suggesting a possible lower respiratory tract infection rather than a simple viral cold.”