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an abortive plan

He made two abortive attempts on the French throne.

1. Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless: an abortive attempt to conclude the negotiations. 2. Biology Partially or imperfectly developed: an abortive organ. 3. Causing or meant to cause abortion; abortifacient.

It's Turkey's first major military operation since the abortive coup.

Their effort proved abortive.

Be unsuccessful.

Unfortunately my job application was unsuccessful.

What a waste of time! It was a totally unsuccessful meeting.

If I don't come back, the venture will probably be unsuccessful.

He commented on his unsuccessful business negotiation.

We tried to put out the fire but we were unsuccessful. We had to call the fire brigade.

I missed you.

I missed going out with her and eating at our favorite restaurant.

I missed a step on the stairs and I'm afraid I sprained my ankle.

After a mad dash down the stairway, I missed my train by a second.

When she said "I missed you" she began to cry.

I only missed one day of work because of a cold and my desk is piled high with papers.

I love baseball, and have hardly missed seeing any big games.

Our plane took off from Narita two hours late, so we missed our flight in Hong Kong.

Speaking with reporters in Montreal, Canada, Walesa says the change of leadership in East Germany came about because the old guard leaders missed the train of history.

I was late for the meeting with the result that I missed the most important part.

Sally missed two weeks of school, so she has to work hard to catch up with her class.

The speeding car missed the child, who ran out into the road, by only a hairsbreadth.

You're a beast! You haven't even missed one question!

It was meant as a compliment, so I didn't want to tell him that he had missed the point.

The suicide bomber fired towards former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, but missed.