un successful

un·suc·cess·ful

[uhn-suhk-ses-fuhl]
adjective
not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person; an unsuccessful venture.

Origin:
1610–20; un-1 + successful

un·suc·cess·ful·ly, adverb
un·suc·cess·ful·ness, noun


hapless, unfortunate, foiled, baffled.
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unsuccessful (ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfʊl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not having succeeded
 
unsuccessfully
 
adv

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unsuccessful
1617, from un- (1) "not" + successful.
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