Definition & Meaning of "abortive"in English

abortive

failing to produce or accomplish the desired outcome

Disapproving

Formal

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most abortive

Comparative

more abortive

gradable

domain

outcome, effort, evaluation

Examples

The company's abortive attempt to launch a new product resulted in financial loss.

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