The Collaborative International Dictionary
Abortively
Abortively \A*bor"tive*ly\, adv. In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.
Wiktionary
abortively
adv. In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly. (First attested in the mid 16th century.)(R:SOED5: page=7)
WordNet
abortively
adv. in an unfruitful manner
Usage examples of "abortively".
He had run abortively for president in four decades, from the fifties through the eighties, whenever he felt that the frontrunning Republican candidate was not gloomy, threatening, and violent enough.
But he sends countermands to his generals, and the pursuit ends abortively.