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unsuccessful - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'unsuccessful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Unsuccessful [ a.]
- Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy.

Meaning of 'unsuccessful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . unsuccessful [ s]
Meaning (1):
- failing to accomplish an intended result
Example in sentence:
  • a stillborn plot to assassinate the President;
  • an abortive revolt