unpromising (unpromising)

Not promising; not affording a favorable prospect of succe , of excellence, of profit, of interest, etc.; not looking as if likely to turn out well: as, an unpromising youth; an unpromising season. Even the most heavy, lumpish, and unpromising infants appear to be much improved by it. IMG:content-1496.png:[blocks in formation] Congreve, To Cynthia. 1. desingar hi ence, Not pronounceable; incapable of being pro erty or capital should lie unproductive during his absence, made the best arrangement. Arnot , The Parables of Our Lord, p. 524. I call the man in trade an unproductive laborer who seeks to grow rich suddenly by speculation, instead of by faithful, legitimate busine . J. F. Clarke, Self-Culture, xii. 2. Not producing some specified effect or result: with of : as, acts unproductive of good. unproductively (un-pro-duktiv-li), adv . In an unproductive unproductive manner.