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abortive
abortive is a 8-letter English word with 11 senses as verb, noun, and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 11 senses
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- 1verb
Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child.
- 2verb
Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum.
- 3verb
Rendering fruitless or ineffectual.
- 4verb
Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt.
- 5verb
Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc.
- 6verb
Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines.
- 7verb
Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever.
- 8noun
That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
- 9noun
A fruitless effort or issue.
- 10noun
A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion.
- 11adjective
failing to accomplish an intended result
"an abortive revolt"
"a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
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