adj. 1 fruitless, unsuccessful, unfinished. 2 resulting in abortion. 3 Biol. (of an organ etc.) rudimentary; arrested in development. abortively adv.
[ ME f. OF abortif -ive f. L abortivus (as ABORT) ]
adj. 1 fruitless, unsuccessful, unfinished. 2 resulting in abortion. 3 Biol. (of an organ etc.) rudimentary; arrested in development. abortively adv.
[ ME f. OF abortif -ive f. L abortivus (as ABORT) ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012