unabortive

English

Etymology

un- +‎ abortive

Adjective

unabortive (comparative more unabortive, superlative most unabortive)

1. Not abortive.
   • 1753, Joannes Freinshemius, The Vindication: or Day-Thoughts on Wisdom and Goodness: Occasioned by the Complaint; or Night-Thoughts on Life, Death, & Immortality:

     Hopes unabortive, if the Doctrine taught Fashion the Manners, into Habit wrought.

   • 1841, The Epodes and Secular Ode of Horace. Translated by F. Howes:

     Say, by thy babes (if e'er that womb has strove With unabortive child-birth throes)

   • 1990, Southern Africa Political & Economic Monthly:

     If 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,