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What (who) is ABORTIVE - definition
abortive
An abortive attempt or action is unsuccessful. (FORMAL)
...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office.
= unsuccessful
ADJ: usu ADJ n
abortive
a.
1.
Miscarrying, failing, untimely, immature, incomplete, stunted, rudimentary, rudimental.
2.
Unavailing, vain fruitless, useless, bootless, ineffectual, ineffective, inoperative, unsuccessful, profitless, futile, unprofitable, idle, nugatory, in vain, of no account.
Abortive
·noun A fruitless effort or issue.
II. Abortive ·v Rendering fruitless or ineffectual.
III. Abortive ·v Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines.
IV. Abortive ·v Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever.
V. Abortive ·v Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child.
VI. Abortive ·v Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum.
VII. Abortive ·noun A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion.
VIII. Abortive ·noun That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an Abortion.
IX. Abortive ·v Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, ·etc.
X. Abortive ·v Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt.
Examples of use of ABORTIVE
1. We‘ve had different methods in London, Wales, Scotland and the abortive English regional assembly elections.
2. The Dalai Lama fled to India following an abortive 1'5' uprising against Chinese rule.
3. Jubal Early began an abortive invasion of Washington, D.C., turning back the next day.
4. Instead we have a blizzard of jerky, usually abortive, headline–grabbing measures.
5. ETA has previously declared cease–fires –– and there have been abortive peace talks in the past.