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- Dictionaryabortive/əˈbɔːtɪv/
adjective
- 1. failing to produce the intended result: "the rebel officers who led the abortive coup were shot"
- 2. (of a virus infection) failing to produce symptoms.
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ABORTIVE definition: 1. An abortive attempt or plan has to be stopped because it has failed: 2. An abortive attempt or…. Learn more.
Abortive is a variation of abort, which means to end something, so something abortive never reaches its end point. If you tried like crazy to run a marathon but couldn't finish, your efforts were abortive.
Abortive definition: failing to succeed; unsuccessful. See examples of ABORTIVE used in a sentence.
abortive. adjective. abor· tive ə-ˈbȯr-tiv. Synonyms of abortive. 1. obsolete : prematurely born. 2. : fruitless, unsuccessful. 3. : imperfectly formed or developed. 4. : tending to cut short. abortively adverb. abortiveness noun. Synonyms. barren. bootless. empty. fruitless. futile. ineffective. ineffectual. inefficacious. otiose. profitless.
Definition of abortive adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. coming to nothing; unsuccessful; fruitless. 2. Biology. arrested in development; rudimentary. 3. Medicine. a. causing abortion. b.
adj. 1. Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless: an abortive attempt to conclude the negotiations. 2. Biology Partially or imperfectly developed: an abortive organ. 3. Causing or meant to cause abortion; abortifacient. a·bor′tive·ly adv. a·bor′tive·ness n.
Abortive Definition. ə-bôrtĭv. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Adjective. Noun. Verb. Filter. adjective. Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless. An abortive attempt to conclude the negotiations. American Heritage. Coming to nothing; unsuccessful; fruitless. Webster's New World.
abortive meaning, definition, what is abortive: an abortive action is not successful: Learn more.
3 senses: 1. failing to achieve a purpose; fruitless 2. (of organisms) imperfectly developed; rudimentary 3. causing abortion;.... Click for more definitions.
