Abortive

Abortive dull green wings protruded like diseased eruptions from its shoulders.

The Lives of Felix Gunderson Sugu Althomsons 2010

Abortive medicines would be something that you take just as a migraine is starting to stop it.

Headaches From Hell 2008

After this initial trial of the new guns, the Great War -- or, as most people later ironically called it, "The Abortive Great War" -- continued for only another few months.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2004

Abortive stamens, rudimentary floral envelopes and undeveloped carpels, are of the most frequent occurrence.

On the law which has regulated the introduction of new species 2004

Abortive rising of the Bulgarians against Ottoman rule.

1840 2001

Abortive talks in Paris between France and members of the provisional Algerian government.

1960, June 25-29 2001

Abortive African strikes had broken out on half a dozen compounds in July, and there might have been a general stoppage along the Reef if the strikes had-taken place in the weekend of 'Black Saturday'.

Class & Colour in South Africa 1850-1950 - Chapter 7 Ray Esther 1969

Abortive political crises are frequent, though it is not always easy to distinguish them from arrested crises.

CRISIS IN HISTORY GERHARD MASUR 1968

Abortive organs, too, gain significance on the evolutionary hypothesis.

Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology

Abortive attempts to enliven her wardrobe were immediately crushed with scathing references to the fiery locks.

The Heart of Arethusa Francis Barton Fox