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abtreibend — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abortive adj Born too early, before it was fully formed, and so seeming unnatural.
  • adrift adj Drifting without control or direction, especially on water.

Senses

abtreibend is used for these senses in English:

  • abortive (medicine, pharmaceutical effect, rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.
  • adrift Floating at random.

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.

adrift — full definition

  1. adj Drifting without control or direction, especially on water.
  2. adj Lacking direction or purpose in life.
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Related German words

abgetrieben vorzeitig Fehl- erfolglos fehlgeschlagen fruchtlos gescheitert misslungen rudimentär unvollkommen verkümmert abortiv