"abortively" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv.li/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-abortively.wav [US] Forms: more abortively [comparative], most abortively [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English abortive Middle English -ly English -ly English abortively From abortive + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|abortive|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English abortive Middle English -ly English -ly English abortively [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "abortively", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="abortively"> From abortive + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} abortively (comparative more abortively, superlative most abortively)
  1. In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly. Related terms: abort, abortion
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