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STILLBORN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn
Example:
a stillborn baby
Classified under:
Similar:
dead (no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Failing to accomplish an intended result
Example:
a stillborn plot to assassinate the President
Synonyms:
abortive; stillborn; unsuccessful
Classified under:
Similar:
unfruitful (not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production)
