abortively

English

Etymology

From abortive +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv.li/
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Adverb

abortively (comparative more abortively, superlative most abortively)

  1. In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]

References

  1. ^ Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abortively”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 7.
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