Abortive

Definition:

(v.) Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child.
(v.) Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum.
(v.) Rendering fruitless or ineffectual.
(v.) Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt.
(v.) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc.
(v.) Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines.
(v.) Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever.
(n.) That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
(n.) A fruitless effort or issue.
(n.) A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion.

Compare abortive with other words:

abortive vs. futile

abortive vs. misborn

abortive vs. sooterkin

abortive vs. stillborn

abortive vs. obsolete

abortive vs. attributed

abortive vs. abortively

abortive vs. typhoid

abortifacient vs. abortive

abortive vs. ovule

abortive vs. abortiveness

abortive vs. unsuccessful

abortive vs. rudimentary

abortive vs. sterile

abortive vs. stamen

abortive vs. miscarrying

abortive vs. fruitless

abortive vs. failing

abortive vs. naught

abortion vs. abortive

abortional vs. abortive

aborted vs. abortive

abort vs. abortive

aborsive vs. abortive