abortive (37 synonym found)

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Definition of abortive:

(adj) : (Rare): Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child; (Obsolete): Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum
"plunged in that abortive gulf. Milton"
(n) : (Obsolete): That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. - Shakespeare, Richard III, I-iii; (Obsolete): A fruitless effort or issue
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Definition of abortive:

(adj) : (Rare): Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child; (Obsolete): Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum
"plunged in that abortive gulf. Milton"
(n) : (Obsolete): That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. - Shakespeare, Richard III, I-iii; (Obsolete): A fruitless effort or issue
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