English
Etymology
Latin abortivus, from aboriri. See abort, (verb)
Adjective
en-adj
#(Rare): Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child.
#(Obsolete): Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum.
#(Obsolete): Rendering fruitless or ineffectual.
#:Quotations
#:*Plunged in that abortive gulf. Milton
#Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt.
#:Quotations
#:*An abortive enterprise. - Prescott
#(biology): Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc.
#(medicine): Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines. - Parr
#(medicine): Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever.
Derived terms
abortiveness
Noun
en-noun
#(Obsolete): That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. - Shakespeare, Richard III, I-iii
#(Obsolete): A fruitless effort or issue.
#A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient - Dunglison
References
Webster 1913
Translations
Catalan: avortiu
French: abortif
German: erfolglos (4,7)
Interlingua: abortive
Italian: abortito, abortivo
Portuguese: abortivo
Spanish: abortivo
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