Hypertext Webster Gateway: "stillborn"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Stillborn \Still"born`\, a.
1. Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child.
2. Fig.: Abortive; as, a stillborn poem. --Swift.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
stillborn
adj 1: failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive
revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the
President" [syn: {abortive}, {unsuccessful}]
2: (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not
liveborn; "a stillborn baby"
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