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abortif.

abortive; unavailing; futile

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Meaning & usage

adj/a.bɔʁ.tif/

  1. abortive; unavailing; futile

  2. abortifacient; capable of causing abortion when absorbed

  3. abortive, fruitless; sterile

Where this word comes from

From Old French, from Latin abortivus. Cognate with Italian abortivo.

noun/a.bɔʁ.tif/

  1. an abortifacient

    masculine
Where this word comes from

From Old French, from Latin abortivus. Cognate with Italian abortivo.

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