English-Thai Dictionary
abortive
ADJ ซึ่ง ไร้ผล ซึ่ง ไม่สำเร็จ stillborn unsuccessful sueng-rai-pon
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ABORTIVE
a. 1. Brought forth in an immature state; failing, or coming to naught, before it is complete.
2. Failing in its effect; miscarrying; producing nothing; as an abortive scheme.
3. Rendering abortive; as abortive gulf, in Milton, but not legitimate.
4. Pertaining to abortion; as abortive vellum, made of the skin of an abortive calf.
5. In botany, an abortive flower is one which falls without producing fruit.
ABORTIVE
n.That which is brought forth or born prematurely. [Little used. ]
ABORTIVELY
adv. Immaturely; in an untimely manner.
ABORTIVENESS
n.The state of being abortive; a failing in the progress to perfection or maturity; a failure of producing the intended effect.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ABORTIVE
A *bor "tive, a. Etym: [L. abortivus, fr. aboriri. See Abort, v.]
1. Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child. [R.]
2. Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive vellum. [Obs. ]
3. Rendering fruitless or ineffectual. [Obs. ] "Plunged in that abortive gulf. " Milton.
4. Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt. "An abortive enterprise. " Prescott.
5. (Biol.)
Defn: Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc.
6. (Med. ) (a ) Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines. Parr. (b ) Cutting short; as, abortive treatment of typhoid fever.
ABORTIVE
ABORTIVE A *bor "tive, n.
1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. [Obs. ] Shak.
2. A fruitless effort or issue. [Obs. ]
3. A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion. Dunglison.
ABORTIVELY
ABORTIVELY A *bor "tive *ly, adv.
Defn: In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
ABORTIVENESS
ABORTIVENESS A *bor "tive *ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being abortive.
New American Oxford Dictionary
abortive
a bor tive |əˈbôrtiv əˈbɔrdɪv | ▶adjective 1 failing to produce the intended result: an abortive attempt to overthrow the government. 2 Medicine (of a virus infection ) failing to produce symptoms. • dated (of an organ or organism ) rudimentary; arrested in development: abortive medusae. 3 rare causing or resulting in abortion: abortive techniques. DERIVATIVES a bor tive ly adverb ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun denoting a stillborn child or animal ): via Old French from Latin abortivus, from aboriri ‘miscarry ’ (see abort ).
Oxford Dictionary
abortive
abort |ive |əˈbɔːtɪv | ▶adjective 1 failing to produce the intended result: the rebel officers who led the abortive coup were shot. 2 Medicine (of a virus infection ) failing to produce symptoms. • dated (of an organ or organism ) rudimentary; arrested in development: abortive medusae. 3 rare causing or resulting in abortion. DERIVATIVES abortively adverb ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun denoting a stillborn child or animal ): via Old French from Latin abortivus, from aboriri ‘miscarry ’ (see abort ).
American Oxford Thesaurus
abortive
abortive adjective the abortive coup was crushed after two days of fighting: unsuccessful, failed, vain, thwarted, futile, useless, worthless, ineffective, ineffectual, to no effect, inefficacious, fruitless, unproductive, unavailing, to no avail, sterile, nugatory; archaic bootless. ANTONYMS successful, fruitful.
Oxford Thesaurus
abortive
abortive adjective the rebels who led the abortive coup were shot: failed, unsuccessful, non-successful, vain, thwarted, futile, useless, worthless, ineffective, ineffectual, to no effect, inefficacious, fruitless, unproductive, unavailing, to no avail, sterile, nugatory; archaic bootless. ANTONYMS successful, fruitful.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
abortive
a bor tive /əbɔ́ː r tɪv /〖原義は 3 〗形容詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗失敗に帰す, 実を結ばない 〈試みなど 〉▸ make an abortive attempt to do …しようとむだな試みをする 2 〘医 〙〈ウイルス感染が 〉非進行性の .3 流産になる .～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞
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