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Webster 1913 Edition
Abortional
A-bor′tion-al
,Adj.
Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive.
Carlyle.
2.
Made from the skin of a still-born animal;
as,
. abortive
vellum[Obs.]
3.
Rendering fruitless or ineffectual.
[Obs.]
“Plunged in that abortive gulf.” Milton.
4.
Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful;
“An abortive enterprise.” as, an
. abortive
attemptPrescott.
5.
(Biol.)
Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile;
as, an
abortive
organ, stamen, ovule, etc. AS