abortive

Definition of Abortive in English :

failing to accomplish an intended result

Example Sentences:
'an abortive revolt'
'a stillborn plot to assassinate the President'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Abortive

adjective

1.

failing to achieve a purpose; fruitless

2.

(of organisms) imperfectly developed; rudimentary

3.

causing abortion; abortifacient

adjective

1.

coming to nothing; unsuccessful; fruitless

2. Biology

arrested in development; rudimentary

3. Medicine

a.

causing abortion

b.

halting a disease process

4. Obsolete

born prematurely

adj.

1. Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless: an abortive attempt to conclude the negotiations.

2. Biology Partially or imperfectly developed: an abortive organ.

3. Causing or meant to cause abortion; abortifacient.