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Showing words for ABORTIVE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Abortive

abortive, bravoite, overbait

7 Letter Words for Abortive

evirato, obviate, overbit, vibrate, vibrato, vrbaite

6 Letter Words for Abortive

areito, baiter, barite, birota, bitore, boater, boatie, borate, bovate, brevit, obiter, obvert, orbate, orbita, orbite, ortive, rebait, rebato, taiver, terbia, tobira, viator

5 Letter Words for Abortive

abore, abort, abote, above, abret, aiver, ariot, arite, avert, avoir, baret, barie, barit, baroi, bater, beati, beira, berat, bevor, biota, biter, boart, boite, brave, bravi, bravo, breva, brevi, brite, erato, erbia, ibota, irate, oater, orate, orbit, orvet, ovate, overt, rabot, ratio, rebit, retia, ribat, rivet, roate, rovet, taber, tabor, tarie, tarve, taver, terai, tiber, tirve, tiver, torve, tovar, trave, tribe, trove, vaire, vario, vireo, vitae, vitra, vitro, voter

4 Letter Words for Abortive

abet, abir, abit, abor, abri, aero, aire, airt, aivr, aret, arte, arvo, aver, avie, bait, bare, bari, bart, bate, bear, beat, beta, bier, biro, birt, bite, bito, boar, boat, boer, bora, bore, bori, bort, bota, bote, boti, bove, brae, brat, brei, bret, brev, brie, brio, brit, brot, ebro, eira, erat, eria, iare, iota, iter, obia, obit, orae, over, rabi, rait, raob, rate, rato, rave, reit, ribe, riot, rita, rite, riva, rive, rivo, robe, roit, rota, rote, roti, rove, tabi, tare, tari, taro, tave, tear, tera, tiao, tiar, tier, tire, tobe, toea, tore, tori, trav, trib, trie, trio, vair, vare, vari, vera, verb, veri, vert, veta, veto, vibe, vier, vita, vite, voar, voet, vota, vote

3 Letter Words for Abortive

abo, abr, abt, abv, aer, air, ait, aob, aor, arb, are, art, ate, ave, avo, bae, bai, bar, bat, ber, bet, bio, bit, boa, boe, bor, bot, bra, bro, bvt, ear, eat, eir, era, ert, eta, iao, iba, ira, ire, ita, iva, ive, oar, oat, oba, obe, obi, obv, oer, oie, ora, orb, ore, ort, ova, rab, rai, rat, rbi, rea, reb, rei, rev, ria, rib, rie, rio, rit, riv, rob, roe, roi, rot, rte, rti, tab, tai, tao, tar, tav, tea, ter, tib, tie, toa, tob, toe, toi, tor, tov, tra, tri, vae, var, vat, vei, ver, vet, via, vie, voe, vor

Definitions for Abortive

[1] failing to succeed; unsuccessful: an abortive rebellion; an abortive scheme.
[2] born prematurely.
[3] imperfectly developed; rudimentary.
[4] Medicine/Medical . producing or intended to produce abortion; abortifacient. acting to halt progress of a disease.
[5] Pathology . (of the course of a disease) short and mild without the usual, pronounced clinical symptoms.
[6] Botany . (of seeds or pollen grains) imperfect; unable to germinate.
[7] failing to achieve a purpose; fruitless
[8] (of organisms) imperfectly developed; rudimentary
[9] causing abortion; abortifacient

Words related to Abortive

fruitless, futile, unsuccessful, failed, failing, ineffective, ineffectual, unavailing, unproductive, useless, vain, worthless

Words nearby Abortive

abortigenic, abortion, abortion pill, abortion-on-demand, abortionist, abortive, abortive transduction, abortus, abortus bang ring test, aboudikro, abought

Origin of Abortive

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Latin word abortīvus. See abort, -ive

Other words from Abortive

a·bor·tive·ly , adverb
a·bor·tive·ness , noun
non·a·bort·ive , adjective
non·a·bort·ive·ly , adverb
non·a·bort·ive·ness , noun
un·a·bor·tive , adjective
un·a·bor·tive·ly , adverb
un·a·bor·tive·ness , noun
a•bor′ tive•ly adv.

Synonyms for Abortive

failed, fruitless, futile, unsuccessful, failing, ineffective, ineffectual, miscarried, unavailing, unproductive, useless, vain, worthless