abortive

Modifying Another Word

• ultimately: Reasons: To support the Council's objective of delivering 500 affordable homes whilst minimizing effort on ultimately abortive schemes.

Modifies a noun

• coup: They first gained prominence because of the abortive coup they staged against Fujimori in September 2000.
• attempt: An abortive attempt was made to clear some of the loose boulders with a hoe.
• rebellion: By the evening Essex's abortive rebellion was over and Essex a prisoner.
• expenditure: This approach would have allowed relief for abortive capital expenditure where under the current system there is often no relief available.
• negotiation: After further abortive negotiations with the English Parliament, Charles returned to his talks with the Scots in December 1647.
• transaction: Far from making money from abortive transactions, estate agents lose because they only get paid when a sale is successful.

Used with adjective complement

• prove: The second attempt proved even more abortive than the first.
• render: Several attempts had been made to rescue her, which the vigilance of her keeper had rendered abortive.