The word "abortive" means something is unsuccessful or does not achieve its desired outcome. Full definition
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I was immediately reminded of abortive attempts from the early days of home videophilia, when The Criterion Collection came out with LaserDiscs of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Bram Stoker's Dracula containing instructions for using that format's rudimentary chapter - programming to create different edits on the fly. (filmfreakcentral.net)
However, efforts made by DAILY POST to get the reaction of the State Police command proved abortive as of the time of filling this report. (dailypost.ng)
We have shown that most CD4 T cells die as a result of an innate immune response launched against cytoplasmic viral DNA accumulating as a result of abortive infection in these «bystander» CD4 T cells. (gladstone.org)