Meanings
comparative more unabortive · superlative most unabortive
- Not abortive.
Hopes unabortive, if the Doctrine taught Fashion the Manners, into Habit wrought.
1753, Joannes Freinshemius, The Vindication: or Day-Thoughts on Wisdom and Goodness: Occasioned by the Complaint; or Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality2 more examples
Say, by thy babes (if e'er that womb has strove With unabortive child-birth throes)
1841, The Epodes and Secular Ode of Horace. Translated by F. HowesIf it is accepted that the general thrust of the World Bank strategy is to provide an indispensable, necessary condition for change, then open debate over SAPs can be better directed toward how they can be concretised and supplemented in a manner that will allow us to evolve unabortive strategies toward sustained economic growth,
1990, Southern Africa Political & Economic Monthly
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