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Added 5 October 2026

infertile

/ɪnˈfɜː(ɹ)taɪl/ adjective

In Latin: infertilis, sterilis Wiktionary

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Not fertile.
The soil was too infertile to grow crops.

Origin

From Middle French infertile, from Late Latin infertilis, equivalent to in- + fertile.

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