Sekirov Dictionary

abortive

UK /əˈbɔː.tɪv/US /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/

adjective7

  1. Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .
  2. Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
  3. Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
  4. (rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.
  5. Having a short and mild progression, without pronounced symptoms.
  6. Made from the skin of a still-born animal.
  7. (no longer used) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.

noun4

  1. (no longer used) Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
  2. (no longer used) A fruitless effort.
  3. (no longer used) A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.
  4. (no longer used) A medicine or treatment acting to halt or slow the progress of a disease.

verb1

  1. (no longer used) To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
forms

abortived · abortiving · abortives · more abortive · most abortive

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