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      10 months ago

      abortive
      adjective
      abor·​tive ə-ˈbȯr-tiv
      Synonyms of abortive
      1
      obsolete : prematurely born
      2
      : FRUITLESS, UNSUCCESSFUL
      3
      : imperfectly formed or developed
      4
      : tending to cut short

      The Snow Cruiser was shipped to Antarctica, but it performed poorly and the expedition itself was cut short due to the US entry into WW2.