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unsuccessful

[uhn-suhk-ses-fuhl]

adjective

  1. not achieving or not attended with success.

    an unsuccessful person;

    an unsuccessful venture.

    Synonyms: , , ,


unsuccessful

/ ˌʌԲəˈɛʊ /

adjective

  1. not having succeeded

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unsuccessfully adverb
  • unsuccessfulness noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unsuccessful1

First recorded in 1610–20; un- 1 + successful
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The arrest did not take place at the school — there are no such reported instances to date of agents entering a campus in Los Angeles County — although there were two unsuccessful attempts in April.

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The opposition in parliament would likely say that Tusk will ultimately be as unsuccessful as Iga Swiatek was at retaining her title.

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The head teacher attempted to contact Ms Buchan following talks with HR, but was unsuccessful.

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But the past three development launches of Starship have been unsuccessful, and Blue Origin has only recently begun to test its Moon rocket.

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Gunn came up against Martin's Southampton team in the English Championship en route to, what turned into, their unsuccessful return to the Premier League.

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