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Definition: Abortively |
AbortivelyAdverb1. In an unfruitful manner. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Abortively pedantic. (Bananas; writing credit: Woody Allen; Mickey Rose) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| "Abortively" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Abortively" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 3 | 202,518 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "abortively"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | بفشل. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | неуспешно. (various references) | |
Chinese | 失败地. (various references) | |
Czech | nezdařenì. (various references) | |
French | en vain. (various references) | |
German | vorzeitige. (various references) | |
Greek | αποτυχώσ επί σχέδιων. (various references) | |
Hungarian | sikertelenül (to be fool for one's pains, unavailingly), korán (alcoran, betimes, early, Koran, Quran, untimely), idõ elõtt, idő előtt (precociously, prematurely, to anticipate, untimely), eredménytelenül (futilely, to no avail, unavailingly, without avail). (various references) | |
Italian | abortivamente. (various references) | |
Korean | 산 으로. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | abortivelyay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | antes do tempo (aforetime, ahead of time), abortivamente. (various references) | |
Russian | неудачно (awry, unhappily). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | pobačeni. (various references) | |
Spanish | abortivamente. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "abortively" (pronounced 'A*bor"tive*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly, Acromegaly, Acronycally, Acrostically, Actionably, Actively, Actually, Acutely, Adaptly, Additionally, Adequately, Adherently, Adhesively, Adjacently, Adjectivally, Adjectively, Adjunctively, Adjunctly, Admirably, Admittedly, Adorably, Adoringly, Adorningly, Adroitly, Adulterously, Advantageously, Adventurously, Adverbially, Adversely, Advisably, Advisedly, Aerially, Affably, Affectedly, Affectingly, Affectionately, Affectively, Affirmatively, Afflictively, Affluently, Affrightedly, Affrontedly, Affrontingly, Agamically, Agedly, Aggravatingly, Aggregately, Agilely, Agitatedly, Agonistically, Agonizingly, Agreeably, Agreeingly, Airily, Alacriously, Alarmedly, Alchemically, Alertly, Algebraically, Alimentally, Allenarly, Allodially, Allopathically, Allowably, Allowedly, Allusively, Almightily, Alphabetically, Alterably, Alternately, Alternatively, Amatorially, Amazedly, Ambidextrously, Ambiguously, Ambitiously, Amblingly, Ambrosially, Amenably, Amiably, Amicably, Amorously, Amphibiously, Amphiboly, Amphitheatrically, Amply, Anacamptically, Analogically, Analytically, Anatomically, Ancestorially, Anciently, Angelically, Angerly, Angrily, Angularly, Animally, Animatedly, Anniversarily, Annually, Anomalistically, Anomalously, Anomaly, Anonymously, Answerably, Antecedently, Anteriorly, Antichristianly, Anticly, Antiquely, Antiseptically, Antithetically, Anxiously, Apathetically, Apertly, Aphoristically, Apishly, Apocalyptically, Apocryphally, Apologetically, Apostolically, Apparently, Appearingly, Appellatively, Applicatorily, Appliedly, Appreciatingly, Apprehensively, Appropriately, Approvedly, Approximately, Appulsively, Aptly, Arbitrarily, Archetypally, Archly, Arcuately, Ardently, Arduously, Argutely, Arithmetically, Arrantly, Arrogantly, Artfully, Articularly, Articulately, Artificially, Artlessly, Artly, Asexually, Ashamedly, ASSEMBLY, Assistantly, Assumably, Assumedly, Assuredly, Astatically, Astonishedly, Astringently, Atmospherically, Atomically, Attemperly, Attently, Attributively, Audaciously, Audibly, Augustly, Auricularly, Austerely, Authentically, Authenticly, Authorly, Autogenously, Automatically, Autoptically, Auxiliarly, Avaiably, Aversely, Avidiously, Avisely, Awfully, Awkly, Axially, Axiomatically, Backwardly, Badly, Baggily, Bakingly, Baldly, Balefully, Balkingly, Balmily, Baptismally, Barbarously, Barefacedly, Barely, Barometrically, Barrenly, Barruly, Basely, Bashfully, Bastardly, Bawdily, Bayardly, Beamily, Beamingly, Beastly, Becomingly, Befittingly, Behovely, Bellicosely, Belligerently, Beneficently, Beneficially, Benignly, Beseemly, Besottingly, Bestially, Biblically, Bibulously, Biennially, Bifariously, Bigly, Bigotedly, Billy, Bindingly, Binocularly, Bitingly, Bitterly, Blackguardly, Blackly, Blamelessly, Blandly, Blankly, Blasphemously, Blatantly, Blessedly, Blightingly, Blindly, Blithely, Blolly, Bloodily, Bloomingly, Bluely, Blunderingly, Bluntly, Blushingly, Blusteringly, Boastingly, Bobfly, Boilingly, Boisterously, Boldly, Bonnily, Booly, botchedly, botcherly, Botfly, Bouncingly, Bowingly, Boyishly, Braggingly, Bragly, Brainsickly, Brambly, Bravely, Bravingly, Brawlingly, Brazenly, Breathlessly, Brenningly, Briefly, Brightly, Brilliantly, Briskly, Bristly, Brittlely, Broadly, Brokenly, Brokerly, Brutally, Brutely, Bubbly, Buffoonly, Bunglingly, Burglariously, Burly, Busily, Butcherly, Butterfly, Buzzingly, Cabalistically, Calmly, Camously, Candidly, Cankeredly, Cannibally, Cannily, Canonically, Capaciosly, Capitally, Capitularly, Captiously, Carefully, Carelessly, Caressingly, Carnally, Carousingly, Cartographically, Casually, Catchfly, Catechetically, Categorically, Catholicly, Causatively, Caustically, Causticily, Cautiously, Cavalierly, Cavally, Cavilingly, Celestially, Centennially, Centrally, Ceremonially, Ceremoniously, Certainly, Chanceably, Chandlerly, Changeably, Chaotically, Chargeably, Charily, Charitably, Chastely, Cheaply, Cheerfully, Cheerily, Cheeringly, Chely, Chemically, Chidingly, Chiefly, Childishly, Chimerically, Chirpingly, Chirurgeonly, Chivalrously, Choicely, Cholericly, Chorally, Christly. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-e-i-l-o-r-t-v-y" | |
-1 letter: veritably. | |
-2 letters: abortive, bloviate, laborite, violater. | |
-3 letters: bilayer, bloater, bolivar, bravely, brevity, irately, layover, levator, liberty, librate, obviate, olivary, orality, orbital, ovality, ovately, overlay, overlit, overtly, reality, tearily, triable, variety, variole, vibrate, vibrato, vilayet, violate, virelay, votable. | |
-4 letters: abvolt, aerily, albeit, albite, aliyot, artily, bailer, bailey, bailor, baiter, barely, barite, barley, baryte, betray, bleary, blivet, boatel, boater, boiler, boleti, bolter, borate, boreal, elytra, labret, levity, librae, livery, livyer, lobate, loiter, lyrate, obelia, oblate, obvert, overly, realty, rebait, rebato, reboil, retail, retial, revolt, rialto, riblet, tailer, tailor, terbia, toiler, travel, trebly, tribal, trilby, varlet, verbal, verily, verity, viable, viably, viator, violet, volery, votary. | |
-5 letters: abler, aboil, abort, above, aiver, alert, alive, alter, ariel, artel, avert, baler, barye, belay, beryl, bevor, bialy, biota, birle, biter, blare, blate, blear, bleat, blite, bloat, boart, boite, bolar, boral, borty, botel, boyar, boyla, brail, brave, bravi, bravo, broil, early, ervil, irate, ivory, labor, laevo, laity, later, laver, layer, leary, leavy, liber, libra, lirot, liter, litre, liver, livre, lobar, lovat, lover, lyart, oater, obeli, oiler, olive, orate, orbit, oriel, ovary, ovate, overt, ratel, ratio, ravel, relay, relit, reoil, retia, riley, rival, rivet, riyal, roble, roily, royal, taber, table, tabor, taler, teary, telia, teloi, terai, tiler, toile, tolar, toyer, trail, trave, trial, tribe, triol, trove, valet, valor, vealy, velar, viler, viola, viral, vireo, vitae, vital, voila, voile, volar, volta, volte, volti, voter, yerba. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-e-i-l-o-r-t-v-y" | |
+2 letters: removability. | |
+3 letters: observability, overstability. | |
+4 letters: irremovability, irrevocability, recoverability. | |
+5 letters: collaboratively, observationally. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 62 6F 72 74 69 76 65 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -... --- .-. - .. ...- . .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100010 01101111 01110010 01110100 01101001 01110110 01100101 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A b o r t i v e l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0062 006F 0072 0074 0069 0076 0065 006C 0079 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)35688184867588717891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Usage: Modern 3. Usage Frequency 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Rhymes 6. Anagrams 7. Orthography 8. Bibliography |
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