0 not producing any good or valuable result:
The two sides have been involved in lengthy - but so far unfruitful - negotiations.
If allowed to spread too quickly, the vine will end up with a lot of bare, unfruitful wood.
In the new colony the soil was unfruitful and the settlers knew nothing of farming.
They had both agreed to adopt after two years of unfruitful marriage.
Our appeals to the council enforcement officers have been unfruitful.
The search warrant was very unfruitful because we got there too late.
Although now 78 years old, he has not given up his unfruitful political struggle.
The decision can be appealed, but typically such appeals are long and unfruitful endeavours.
I see little benefit in expending our resources and energies in unfruitful expeditions.
