| 单词 | abortive |
| 释义 | abortive —abortively, adv. —abortiveness, n. /euh bawr"tiv/, adj. 1. failing to succeed; unsuccessful: an abortive rebellion; an abortive scheme. 2. born prematurely. 3. imperfectly developed; rudimentary. 4. Med. a. producing or intended to produce abortion; abortifacient. b. acting to halt progress of a disease. 5. Pathol. (of the course of a disease) short and mild without the usual, pronounced clinical symptoms. 6. Bot. (of seeds or pollen grains) imperfect; unable to germinate. [1300-50; ME < L abortivus. See ABORT, -IVE] Syn. 1. fruitless, ineffectual, bootless, unavailing, vain. Ant. 1. successful. |
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