"abortive" Definition

Definitions for the word "abortive" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v.
Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v.
Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v.
Rendering fruitless or ineffectual.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v.
Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v.
Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. v.
Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
7. v.
Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
8. n.
That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
9. n.
A fruitless effort or issue.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
10. n.
A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
11. adj.
Fruitless, unsuccessful.
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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