stillborn

Definition of Stillborn in English :

failing to accomplish an intended result

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

2. stillborn

(of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn

Example Sentences:
'a stillborn baby'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Stillborn

adjective

1.

(of a fetus) dead at birth

2.

(of an idea, plan, etc) fruitless; abortive; unsuccessful

noun

3.

a stillborn fetus or baby

adjective

1.

dead when delivered from the womb

2.

unsuccessful from the beginning; abortive

adj.

1. Dead at birth.

2. Failing before or at the very beginning or inception; abortive: a stillborn plot to assassinate the president.