Definitions
1.AdjectiveProduced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}"an abortive child"
2.AdjectiveComing to nothing; failing in its effect. ."an abortive attempt"
3.AdjectiveImperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile."an abortive organ; an abortive stamen; an abortive ovule"
4.AdjectiveCausing abortion; abortifacient.
5.AdjectiveCutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease)."abortive treatment of typhoid fever"
6.AdjectiveHaving a short and mild progression, without pronounced symptoms.
7.AdjectiveMade from the skin of a still-born animal."abortive vellum"
8.NounSomeone or something born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
9.NounA fruitless effort.
10.NounA medicine that causes abortion, an abortifacient.
11.NounA medicine or treatment acting to halt or slow the progress of a disease.
12.VerbTo cause an abortion; to render without fruit.