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Abortive
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What's The Definition Of Abortive?
[adj] failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Abortive: stillborn | unfruitful | unsuccessful Related Terms | Find terms related to Abortive: barren | bootless | failed | failing | fruitless | futile | gainless | immature | ineffective | ineffectual | inefficacious | lame | manque | miscarried | miscarrying | nonremunerative | of no effect | otiose | profitless | rewardless | sterile | stickit | stillborn | successless | unavailable | unavailing | unformed | unfortunate | unmatured | unproductive | unprofitable | unremunerative | unrewarding | unripe | unsuccessful | useless | vain See Also | Abortive In Webster's Dictionary \A*bor"tive\, a. [L. abortivus, fr. aboriri. See
{Abort}, v.]
1. Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive
child. [R.]
2. Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive
vellum. [Obs.]
3. Rendering fruitless or ineffectual. [Obs.] ``Plunged in
that abortive gulf.'' --Milton.
4. Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying;
fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt. ``An
abortive enterprise.'' --Prescott.
5. (Biol.) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary;
sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc.
6. (Med.)
(a) Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines. --Parr.
(b) Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid
fever.
\A*bor"tive\, n. 1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. A fruitless effort or issue. [Obs.] 3. A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion. |
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