Their effort proved abortive.
Source: tatoeba (305274)
Abortive
/əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/
Synonyms for "abortive" (54 found)
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6 entriesbiological descriptordevelopment descriptordevelopmental descriptorgrammatical categoryprocess descriptorquality descriptor
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8 entriesabortive attemptabortive embryogenesisabortive organogenesisabortive planabortive policyabortive programabortive projectabortive seed development
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5 entriesabortive attemptabortive growthabortive measureabortive programabortive project
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2 entriesmore abortivemost abortive
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1 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
This Anglo-Teutonic, castellated, gothized structure must be considered as an abortive production, at once illustrative of bad taste and defective judgment.
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an abortive child
Source: wiktionary
Thou elvish-marked, abortive, rooting hog!
Source: wiktionary
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