unfulfilling

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unfulfilling (comparative more unfulfilling, superlative most unfulfilling)

Not producing fulfillment or a sense of accomplishment; unsatisfying.
- 1971 September 20, “Nixon in the Pulpit: Economic Evangelism”, in Time:
  The work ethic . . . is most seriously challenged by the technological revolution, which (at least potentially) has abolished scarcity and has made many kinds of work unfulfilling or even unnecessary.