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    11 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.