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Definition

terminate (stop) before completion

The project was aborted

abort the mission
abort the program
His eyes glanced momentarily at me, and his lips parted with an abortive attempt at a laugh.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby

abortive = stopped before completion

(editor's note: The suffix "-ive" converts a word into an adjective; though over time, what was originally an adjective often comes to be used as a noun. The adjective pattern means tending to and is seen in words like attractive, impressive, and supportive. Examples of the noun include narrative, alternative, and detective.)

No — Gatsby turned out all right at the end; it is what preyed on Gatsby, what foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams that temporarily closed out my interest in the abortive sorrows and short-winded elations of men.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- The Great Gatsby

abortive = unfinished

the pregnancy was aborted
I would not abort my baby.
Ellen Hopkins -- Crank
Finally, Tony begged her not to abort the baby, and actually promised that he would take care of the baby himself.
Melody Carlson -- Becoming Me
The screen answered: WARNING: COMMAND EXECUTION ABORTED (AUX POWER LOW) "What does that mean?"
Michael Crichton -- Jurassic Park
They had made another abortive search of the island.
Agatha Christie -- And Then There Were None

It had been three years since she had tried her abortive love-affair with him.
Ford Madox Ford -- The Good Soldier

He had gone to Bjurman's to calm him down or to threaten him, as needed, after the abortive attempt to kidnap Salander.
Stieg Larsson -- The Girl Who Played with Fire

Although I'm certain Mr. Fuller filled his ear about it, Dad made no comment on our abortive test.
Homer Hickam -- October Sky

Dear Lord—abort, abort, abort!
Henry H. Neff -- The Hound of Rowan
The chaplain's pilgrimage to Wintergreen had proved abortive; another shrine was empty.
Joseph Heller -- Catch-22

As far as I know, that was the only time Billy and Ricky had to literally abort the mission!
Willie & Korie Robertson -- The Duck Commander Family
Since the hunting trip had been aborted, she would just have to make do with donated blood.
Stephenie Meyer -- Breaking Dawn
It's all been—abortive," she said.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -- Tender is the Night

Possibly I will choose to abort.
Ellen Hopkins -- Glass
Never mentioned Mauna Loa's volcanic nature; instead I noted that location permitted an aborted load to splash harmlessly in Pacific Ocean.
Robert A. Heinlein -- The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

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