- abortive abor·tive adj
- [ə'bɔːtɪv]
Med abortivo (-a), (fig: plan) fallito (-a), mancato (-a), (attempt) vano (-a), infruttuoso (-a)
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
abor·tive — /əˈboɚtıv/ adj : failing to achieve the desired result : not successful He made several abortive [=aborted] attempts to escape. an abortive coup … Useful english dictionary
Abortive — The word abortive has a number of meanings including prematurely born; fruitless or unsuccessful; imperfectly formed or developed; tending to cut short. In everyday language, the sense of abortive to mean prematurely born, as an abortive child,… … Medical dictionary