2 Perhaps it may simply be ' unproductive ' that speaks to doing something that does nothing. Also, ' fruitless ', or ' pointless '. A grade of this concept may use, ' inefficient '. Some people will do things to avoid something else and this is what I call, ' distraction actions', that may or may not fit your need.
Productivity is concerned with whether a grammatical process is still being used in the formation of new words- i.e., it is involved in the production of new words. A non-productive process is one which has previously been used, but is no longer being used such that we can see evidence of its use, but no new words or phrases have been produced for a long time using that process. So your non ...
I am looking for a word to describe projects, work that is insignificant? I can't remember that. It has to be just a word that describes "work that is a waste of effort".
So you can see them together, here's what the actual Wikipedia page says... A "frivolous" claim or complaint is one that has no serious purpose or value. Often a frivolous claim is one about a matter that is so trivial, meritless on its face, or without substance that investigation would be disproportionate in terms of time and cost. The implication is that the claim has not been brought in ...
I have two related questions. Do each of these 4 words have negative connotation regarding intent? (E.g., rudeness, malice, inappropriateness, etc.) If so, is there a gradation (or scale) of ruden...
The main question here is whether using - (e)th to create ordinals out of cardinals 1 is still considered a productive suffix in English. Is it? If so, then does it matter whether we are in a formal or informal register? Is it accepted in some contexts but not in others? Is it blocked by certain circumstances? Consider these sorts of formations, arranged by least to most shocking; are they ...
"Fruitless" means "failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless." (Oxford Languages) As for your second sentence, I would say The disappointing apology implies a lack of actual remorse on the directors of the board. ("Disappointing" is defined as "not as good as you had hoped or expected; not satisfactory" - Cambridge.
I realize that technically speaking, from the first sentence of the question's use of the word progress, regressive is correct, however the question also specified wasting time and gave the example of unproductive, leading me to assume the asker of this question is referring to progress on a project or something work-related.
