productively
adverb/prəˈdʌktɪvli/
Frequency rank: #18,721 most common English word
Meaning
in a way that produces good results or achieves a lot
Example sentence
She spent her afternoon productively working on the project.
Synonyms & related words
- effectively
- efficiently
- usefully
- fruitfully
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