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An aborted offspring. [Obs.] Holland.

Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines are aborted branches. The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state. Owen.

The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.

Producing miscarriage. -- n.

progress, before it is matured or perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt. proved an abortiori.

Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. Carlyle.

One who procures abortion or miscarriage.

Produced by abortion; born prematurely; as, an abortive child. [R.]

In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.

The quality of being abortive.

Abortion. [Obs.]

Abortment; abortion. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

Abortive. [Obs.] Fuller.

Tending to cause abortion.

To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or weaken.

Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as, blind buds; blind flowers. Blind alley, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac. -- Blind axle, an axle which turns but does not communicate motion. Knight. -- Blind beetle, one of the insects apt to fly against people, esp. at night. -- Blind cat (Zoöl.), a specie…

That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion. Sir T. Browne.

by plotting; to attempt to frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem. Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been counterplotted. De Quinsey.

hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed. Let it make thee crestfullen; Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. Shak.

aloid constituting the active principle of ergot; -- so named from its power of producing abortion.