
(An abortive attempt to do the Times crossword—A. N. Wilson, 1982).Aborted is not, despite the protestations of the American writer William Safire, a better alternative, since it denotes actual failure whereas abortive can be used of failure that is merely imminent or potential.
| aborigines, abolishment, abolition, abode | |
| abound, about, abridgement |
Definition: failing to achieve a goal
Antonyms: complete, consummated, effectual, efficient, fruitful, productive, successful
Imperfectly developed; especially, failing to produce seeds.
The news reported from the abortive rocket launch.
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - abortiv, abortfremkaldende
Nederlands (Dutch)
vruchteloos, abortus tot gevolg hebbende, onvolgroeid (orgaan)
Français (French)
adj. - avorté, manqué, (Méd) abortif
Deutsch (German)
adj. - zu früh geboren, vorzeitig, fruchtlos
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άκαρπος, αποτυχημένος, εκτρωματικός, εξαμβλωματικός
Italiano (Italian)
abortivo, infruttuoso, fallito, vano
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - abortivo
Русский (Russian)
преждевременный, бесплодный, неудавшийся
Español (Spanish)
adj. - abortivo, fracasado, frustrado
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förkrympt, ofullgången
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
流产的, 失败的, 早产的, 夭折的, 堕胎的
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 流產的, 失敗的, 早產的, 夭折的, 墮胎的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유산의, 유산을 촉진하는, 되다만, 실패의
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 不成功の, 流産させるような
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - שעלה בתוהו, כושל
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