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Fehl- — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abortive adj Born too early, before it was fully formed, and so seeming unnatural.

Senses

Fehl- is used for these senses in English:

  • abortive Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].

abortive — full definition

  1. adj Born too early, before it was fully formed, and so seeming unnatural.
  2. adj Unsuccessful; failing to achieve its purpose.
  3. adj Not fully grown or developed; underdeveloped.
  4. adj (medicine) Able to bring about a miscarriage.
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