Emily Dickinson Lexicon

UN-FRUIT'FUL, a.

1. Not producing fruit; barren; as, an unfruitful tree.
2. Not producing offspring; not prolific; barren; as, an unfruitful female.
3. Not producing good effects or works; as, an unfruitful life.
4. Unproductive; not fertile; us, an unfruitful soil.