Both Uses of
abort
in
The Great Gatsby
- 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.
p. 2.9abortive = unfinished
- His eyes glanced momentarily at me, and his lips parted with an abortive attempt at a laugh.
p. 86.8 *abortive = stopped before completion
Definition:
terminate (stop) before completion