adj. 1. a. Producing fruit, especially in abundance. b. Producing offspring, especially in abundance. c. Capable of producing vegetation: fruitful soil. 2. Producing useful or desired results; productive: a fruitful collaboration; a fruitful suggestion. See Synonyms at fertile. fruitful·ly adv. fruitful·ness n. |
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