infertile

infertile

CEFR: C1-C2 /in-fer-tile/ [ih2.n.f.er1.t.ah0.l]

The adjective "infertile" describes

Example Sentences:
land that cannot produce a large number of good quality crops
animals or plants are not able to produce (a lot of) young or fruit

Example Sentences:
Volcanic soil is often fertile.
The infertile soils are suitable only for grazing.
Much of the soil in our nation has become infertile due to the overuse of pesticides, herbicides, and chemical fertilizers.
It has been estimated that one in eight couples is infertile.