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8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
Meaning
adjective failing to accomplish an intended result
originFirst attested in 1382, with the meaning "causing stillbirth or miscarriage". From Middle English abortif, from Old French abortif, from Latin abortīvus (“causing abortion”), from aborior (“miscarry, disappear”), from ab (“amiss”) + orior (“appear, be born, arise”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
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- vibrate 12
- vibrato 12
- bovate 11
- obvert 11
- above 10
- bevor 10
- brave 10
- bravi 10
- bravo 10
- viator 9
- verb 9