The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ABORTIVE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 2005.
Cut short, as an attempt crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABORTIVE | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Cut short, as an attempt
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Crossword Answer definitions
ABORTIVE noun- That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
- A fruitless effort or issue.
- A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
- To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
- Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
- Coming to nothing; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful.
- Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
- (pharmaceutical effect) Causing abortion; abortifacient
- Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
- Made from the skin of a still-born animal.
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