abortively
English
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[edit]Adverb
[edit]abortively (comparative more abortively, superlative most abortively)
- In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly. [First attested in the mid 16th century.][1]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.