LekhoriLekhoriProduced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
an abortive child
Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .
an abortive attempt
Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
an abortive organ
Someone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
A fruitless effort.
A medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.
To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
First attested in 1382, with the meaning "causing stillbirth or miscarriage". From Middle English abortif, from Old French abortif, from Latin abortīvus (“causing abortion”), from aborior (“miscarry, ...
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