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abortively

adv.
C1 Advanced abortive·ly

adv. to stop an action or process before it is finished, often because it failed or was not working.

adv. to terminate an action or process prematurely, typically due to failure or lack of progress.


SIMPLE

The team tried to launch the rocket but had to abortively stop.

CONTEXTUAL

The committee abortively attempted to pass the new law before realizing the public was strongly against it.

COMPLEX

The mission was abortively halted when a critical system failure occurred just minutes before the final descent, leaving the crew to return to the safety of the orbiting station.

Origin

From abortive + -ly.

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