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Vocabulary Entry
abortive
|adjective • verb
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A
adjective
failing to produce the intended result; unsuccessful
Example Sentences
"The team's efforts to launch the project were abortive, leading to many setbacks."
"His abortive attempt to fix the car only further damaged the engine."
"She delivered an abortive speech that failed to resonate with the audience."
V
verb
to bring to a premature end; to terminate something before completion
Example Sentences
"The government decided to abort the mission due to safety concerns."
"She had to abort her presentation when the power went out."
"After realizing the experiments were flawed, the scientists chose to abort the study."