abortive meaning

EN[əˈbɔɹ.tɪv]

WAbortive

Abortive may refer to:
Abortion of pregnancy
Abortive infection,
Abortive flower, a flower with a stamen but no pistil.

NounPLabortivesSUF-ive
1. OBS That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
VerbSGabortivesPRabortivingPT, PPabortived
1. VT OBS To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
AdjectiveCOMmore abortiveSUPmost abortive
1. OBS Produced by abortion; born prematurely.
  1. an abortive child

Meaning of abortive for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "abortive" is an adjective. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.

Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
1. Adjectives
2. Nouns
  - Countable nouns
3. Verbs
  - Transitive verbs

Difficultness: Level 4

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Definiteness: Level 8

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