abortive attempt
1abortive attempt — index frustration, miscarriage Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2abortive attempt — failed attempt, effort that did not succeed …
3Abortive — A*bor tive, a. [L. abortivus, fr. aboriri. See {Abort}, v.] 1. Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. Made from the skin of a still born animal; as, abortive vellum. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3.… …
4abortive — abortive, aborted The central meaning of abortive since the time of Shakespeare has been ‘coming to nought, fruitless, useless, unsuccessful’. It can be applied to attempts, efforts, missions, coups, and rebellions, negotations, proposals, etc.,… …
5abortive — a|bor|tive [əˈbo:tıv US əˈbo:r ] adj an abortive action is not successful ▪ an abortive military coup abortive attempt/effort ▪ an abortive attempt to reform local government …
6abortive — adjective an abortive action is not successful: an abortive military coup | abortive attempt/effort: an abortive attempt to reform local government …
7abortive — [[t]əbɔ͟ː(r)tɪv[/t]] ADJ: usu ADJ n An abortive attempt or action is unsuccessful. [FORMAL] ...an abortive attempt to prevent the current President from taking office. Syn: failed …
8abortive — adjective a) Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as an abortive child. , Plunged in that abortive gulf. b) Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; …
9abortive — a|bor|tive [ ə bɔrtıv ] adjective not finished and therefore not successful: an abortive takeover bid by the larger company an abortive attempt to climb Mt. Everest …
10abortive — UK [əˈbɔː(r)tɪv] / US [əˈbɔrtɪv] adjective not finished and therefore not successful an abortive takeover bid by the larger company an abortive attempt to climb Mt Everest …
