English-Spanish translations for abortive

• abortivo
• fracasado
  El segundo punto afecta al fracasado acuerdo de pesca con Marruecos que ha sido mencionado aquí por varios oradores.. The second point concerns the abortive fisheries agreement with Morocco, which has been mentioned by several speakers here.
• frustrado
  El Partido Comunista Griego ha votado en contra del documento frustrado contrario a la mano de obra de la UE sobre los sistemas de pensiones europeos. The Greek Communist Party voted against the EU's abortive anti-labour paper on European pension systems.
  Tal situación provocó fuertes críticas y el 13 de agosto fue necesario introducir importantes ajustes en un programa de gestión de crisis totalmente frustrado. That led to strong criticism and on 13 August to much needed adjustments to a completely abortive crisis management programme.
• malogrado

Definition of abortive

• Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
• Coming to nothing; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful.
• Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
• Causing abortion; abortifacient
• Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease
• Made from the skin of a still-born animal
• That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
• A fruitless effort or issue.
• To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.

Examples

• an abortive child
• an abortive attempt
• an abortive organ
• an abortive stamen
• an abortive ovule
• abortive medicines
• abortive treatment of typhoid fever
• abortive vellum

Related words

• abortion
• antiabortionist
• aborticide
• abortionist
• abortifacient
• abortional
• abortiveness
• abortionism
• anti-abortion