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abortive
What does abortive mean?
abortive (adjective): failing to accomplish an intended result.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use abortive in a sentence?
- Their effort proved abortive. (Tatoeba sentence #305274 by shekitten, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce abortive?
/əˈbɔɹtɪv/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
What are synonyms of abortive?
Words related to abortive
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “abortive” mean?
failing to accomplish an intended result
Right! That's what “abortive” means.
grand, elegant or splendid in appearance
Not quite: that's what magnificent means.
soft and mild rather than hard or severe
Not quite: that's what gentle means.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
Not quite: that's what nasty means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “abortive”?
hypothetical
Not quite: hypothetical means something else.
unsuccessful
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enthusiastic
Not quite: enthusiastic means something else.
intermediate
Not quite: intermediate means something else.
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