ABORTIVE Meaning of ABORTIVE in English [abor.tive] adj (14c) 1 obs: prematurely born 2: fruitless, unsuccessful 3: imperfectly formed or developed 4: tending to cut short -- abor.tive.ly adv -- abor.tive.ness n Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012