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1. (adj.) abortive
failing to succeed; unsuccessful; fruitless:
an abortive rebellion.
2. abortive
born prematurely.
3. abortive
imperfectly developed; rudimentary.
4. abortive
producing or intended to produce abortion; abortifacient.
5. abortive
acting to halt progress of a disease.
Etymology: (1300–50; < L abortīvus. See abort , -ive)
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| Definition of 'abortive' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) abortive, stillborn, unsuccessful
failing to accomplish an intended result
"an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
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| Definition of 'abortive' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) abortive
that which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion
2. (noun) abortive
a fruitless effort or issue
3. (noun) abortive
a medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion
4. abortive
produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child
5. abortive
made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum
6. abortive
rendering fruitless or ineffectual
7. abortive
coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt
8. abortive
imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc
9. abortive
causing abortion; as, abortive medicines
10. abortive
cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever
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Sense: unsuccessful
an abortive attempt to climb the mountain.
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 Afrikaans: vrugteloos |
 Arabic: فَاشِل |
 Bulgarian: неуспешен |
 Brazilian: fracassado |
 Czech: neúspěšný, nezdařený |
 German: fehlgeschlagen |
 Danish: fejlslagen; mislykket; fo |
 Greek: ανεπιτυχής, ατελέσφορος |
 Spanish: fracasado |
 Estonian: äpardunud, nurjunud |
 Farsi: بی حاصل |
 Finnish: epäonnistunut |
 French: raté |
 Hebrew: כּוֹשֵל |
 Hindi: निष्फल |
 Croatian: neuspio |
 Hungarian: sikertelen |
 Indonesian: gagal |
 Icelandic: árangurslaus |
 Italian: fallito |
 Japanese: 失敗の |
 Korean: 실패한, 수포로 돌아간 |
 Lithuanian: nepavykęs |
 Latvian: neveiksmīgs |
 Malay: kegagalan |
 Dutch: mislukt |
 Norwegian: forgjeves |
 Polish: nieudany, poroniony |
 Persian: ناكام |
 Pashto: ناكام |
 Portuguese: fracassado |
 Romanian: eşuat, ratat |
 Russian: неудачный |
 Slovak: neúspešný |
 Slovenian: neuspešen |
 Serbian: neuspeo |
 Swedish: misslyckad |
 Thai: ซึ่งไร้ผล |
 Turkish: başarısız, yarıda kalmış |
 Taiwanese: (中途)失敗的 |
 Ukrainian: невдалий; неплідний |
 Urdu: خام کارانہ ، کچے پن سے |
 Vietnamese: sớm thất bại |
 Chinese: 失败的 |
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