counterproductive
adjective
thwarting the achievement of an intended goal; tending to defeat one's purpose.
counterproductively
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a word derived from
counterproductive.
Example Sentences
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Epner says he thinks Cohen's testimony will be long, "I think it may even be counterproductively long".
From BBC ● May 13, 2024
This sounds infantilizing as hell, but it beats splitting the list counterproductively and then reaping eternal resentment.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 15, 2022
Judged from the perspective of a viewer who holds on tight while inside a commercial airplane, Cruise’s intrepid stunts are impressive—but they’re filmed counterproductively.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 3, 2015
It has a distancing effect, counterproductively draining urgency from a series about the various ways adults, too, lack impulse control.
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2015
Unable to muster the commanding vitality of their predecessors, the priestly leadership responded ineffectively, even counterproductively.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
