adj
infertile
ihn-FUR-tyl
adj
1
Not able to produce offspring, crops, or fruit.
"The couple spent years seeing specialists after learning she was infertile."
"The soil here is too infertile to grow much beyond weeds."
How to Use Infertile
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUnable to reproduce or, for land, unable to support good growth.
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Word Forms
more infertile comparative, most infertile superlative
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Etymology
From Late Latin infertilis, "not fertile."