infertile
adjective
in·fer·tile
(ˈ)in-ˈfər-tᵊl 
: not fertile or productive
infertile eggs
infertile fields
especially
: incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy
infertile couples
Examples of infertile in a Sentence
an infertile cow is of limited use to a farmer
only parched, infertile fields remained after months of drought
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The move would be to the island's infertile interior, which was left uninhabitable due to extensive phosphate mining from the 1900s onwards, which was exported for fertilizer for about 100 years.
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Everyone knows that 37-year-olds—especially infertile ones—don’t get pregnant on their first try.
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Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Jackie and Shadow previously welcomed sets of chicks in 2019 and 2022 so fans know the two are not infertile, according to Friends of Big Bear Valley.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Everyone knows that 37-year-olds—especially infertile ones—don’t get pregnant on their first try.
—Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2025
For instance, 1 in 10 people who experience pelvic inflammatory disease become infertile.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 11 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for infertile
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“Infertile.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infertile. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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infertile
adjective
in·fer·tile
(ˈ)in-ˈfərt-ᵊl
: not fertile
especially
: incapable of or unsuccessful in achieving pregnancy over a considerable period of time (as a year) in spite of determined attempts by heterosexual intercourse without contraception
infertile couples
an infertile male with a low sperm count
an infertile female with blocked fallopian tubes
compare sterile sense 1
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