1. in a way that fails to achieve the intended result; unsuccessfully

Examples

• The rescue mission ended abortively when bad weather forced the team to turn back.
• He abortively attempted to start his own business three times.
• The peace talks concluded abortively after just two days.
• She tried abortively to fix the computer before calling for help.
• The project was abortively launched without proper funding.
• The expedition abortively searched for the lost city for months.