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[ adjective ] productive of profit

Synonyms

profitable

Examples

"a profitable enterprise" "a fruitful meeting"

Used in print

(William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)

In searching for clues which might lead us to a fresh apprehension of the reality of spirit , the close connection between spirit and community is likely to prove the most fruitful .

Related terms

productive

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[ adjective ] productive or conducive to producing in abundance

Examples

"be fruitful and multiply"

Used in print

(Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)

Because of the simplicity of the molecules , isotopic exchange reactions between elemental halogens and the corresponding carbon_tetrahalides would appear to offer particularly fruitful possibilities for obtaining unambiguous basic kinetic data .

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