aborted vs abortive

aborted

adj
  • Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped. 

  • Brought forth prematurely. 

  • Checked in normal development at an early stage. 

abortive

adj
  • Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile. 

  • Made from the skin of a still-born animal. 

  • Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. . 

  • Causing abortion; abortifacient 

  • Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease). 

How often have the words aborted and abortive occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )