Englishabortive
Definition
- obsolete : prematurely born
- : imperfectly formed or developed
- : tending to cut short
Other Words
- abortively adverb
- abortiveness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
barren bootless empty fruitless futile ineffective ineffectual inefficacious otiose profitless unavailing unproductive unprofitable unsuccessful useless vainAntonyms
deadly effective effectual efficacious efficient fruitful potent productive profitable successful virtuousExamples
- //an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate ship
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English abortyffe, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French abbortif, borrowed from Latin abortīvus, from abortus, past participle of aborīrī "to miscarry, abort entry 1" + -īvus -iveabortive
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- producing no results //an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate shipSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonyms
abortive
Definition
- obsolete : prematurely born
- : imperfectly formed or developed
- : tending to cut short
Other Words
- abortively adverb
- abortiveness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
barren bootless empty fruitless futile ineffective ineffectual inefficacious otiose profitless unavailing unproductive unprofitable unsuccessful useless vainAntonyms
deadly effective effectual efficacious efficient fruitful potent productive profitable successful virtuousExamples
- //an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate ship
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English abortyffe, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French abbortif, borrowed from Latin abortīvus, from abortus, past participle of aborīrī "to miscarry, abort entry 1" + -īvus -iveabortive
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- producing no results //an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate shipSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonyms
abortive
Definition
- obsolete : prematurely born
- : imperfectly formed or developed
- : tending to cut short
Other Words
- abortively adverb
- abortiveness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
barren bootless empty fruitless futile ineffective ineffectual inefficacious otiose profitless unavailing unproductive unprofitable unsuccessful useless vainAntonyms
deadly effective effectual efficacious efficient fruitful potent productive profitable successful virtuousExamples
- //an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate ship
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English abortyffe, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French abbortif, borrowed from Latin abortīvus, from abortus, past participle of aborīrī "to miscarry, abort entry 1" + -īvus -iveabortive
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- producing no results //an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate shipSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonyms
abortive
Definition
- obsolete : prematurely born
- : imperfectly formed or developed
- : tending to cut short
Other Words
- abortively adverb
- abortiveness noun
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
barren bootless empty fruitless futile ineffective ineffectual inefficacious otiose profitless unavailing unproductive unprofitable unsuccessful useless vainAntonyms
deadly effective effectual efficacious efficient fruitful potent productive profitable successful virtuousExamples
- //an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate ship
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English abortyffe, borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French abbortif, borrowed from Latin abortīvus, from abortus, past participle of aborīrī "to miscarry, abort entry 1" + -īvus -iveabortive
adjective
Synonyms & Antonyms
- producing no results //an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate shipSynonymsRelated WordsSynonymous PhrasesNear Antonyms