1) Abortifacient 2) An abortive scheme 3) Born prematurely 4) Failing to succeed 5) Fruitless 6) Imperfectly developed 7) Like a failed space launch 8) Rudimentary 9) Stillborn 10) Unfruitful 11) Unsuccessful
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[in reproductive organs] not completely formed and therefore barren or sterile [in seeds] failed to develop normally
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• (v.) Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child. • (v.) Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum. • (v.) Rendering fruitless or ineffectual. • (v.) Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt. • (v.) Imperfectly formed or d...
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1. Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child. ... 2. Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum. ... 3. Rendering fruitless or ineffectual. 'Plunged in that abortive gulf.' ... 4. Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt. 'An abortive enterprise.' ...
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(ә-bor´tiv) incompletely developed. abortifacient. cutting short the course of a disease.
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A·bor'tive adjective [ Latin
abortivus , from
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. [ Obsolete] ...
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A·bor'tive noun 1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [ Obsolete]
Shak. 2. A fruitless effort or issue. [ Obsolete]
3. A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion.
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Defective; barren; not developed.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: ă-bōr′tiv Definitions: 1. Not reaching completion; said of an attack of a disease subsiding before it has fully developed or completed its course. Synonyms: rudimentary, abortifacient1
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Abortive: The word 'abortive' has a number of meanings including prematurely born; fruitless or unsuccessful; imperfectly formed or developed; tending to cut short. In everyday language, the sense of 'abortive' to mean prematurely born, as 'an abortive child,' is largely obsolete today. The main meaning of 'abortive' in ordinary English is fruitles...
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[in reproductive organs] not completely formed and therefore barren or sterile [in seeds] failed to develop normally
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[
adj] - failing to accomplish an intended result
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stillborn adjective failing to accomplish an intended result; `an abortive revolt`; `a stillborn plot to assassinate the President`
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arrested in development
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failing to succeed; unsuccessful: an abortive rebellion; an abortive scheme. · born prematurely. · imperfectly developed; rudimentary. · · producing or intended to produce abortion; abortifacient. · acting to halt progress of a disease.
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