abortive
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7.7
- adjective
- /əˈbɔːrtɪv/
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abortivo
- Third, Edgar was caught violating the campaign finance laws in his abortive Congressional race.
- abortive attempt
- abortive coup
- abortive effort
Examples
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I wondered suddenly whether Jamie had told Colum or Dougal about my abortive attempt to escape on the night of the oath-taking.
Fiction book (1991) -
After several abortive attempts to find a club.
Academic text (2015) -
"I remembered my abortive efforts to escape from Castle Leoch.
Fiction book (1992) -
Indeed, al-Mamun squandered considerable political capital on this abortive project.
Academic text (1993) -
News reports also allege that two abortive coup attempts took place under the Papandreou government.
Academic text (1997) -
After several months of planning, their abortive attempt to launch the new product resulted in significant losses for the company.
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The team faced an abortive strategy when their approach to win the contract failed to impress the client.
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His abortive efforts to mend the friendship only caused more misunderstandings and resentment.
Synonyms
90
3.4
Not working well enough to give the wanted result
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2.9
Not getting the result someone wants
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4.8
Not giving the results you want
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3.8
Not giving useful or wanted results
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7.9
An idea or plan that fails from the start
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8.2
Not producing the result you want
Unable to do what you wanted because something stopped you
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Etymology
Abortive comes from Latin parts ab- 'away' and oriri 'to be born', a picture of something that is 'born away' or that never comes into life. So an abortive plan or action is one that fails to happen or to succeed.