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Thesaurus: unsuccessful

Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy.

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  1. a. Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy.
  2. adj. not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
  3. adj. failing to accomplish an intended result
  4. Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy. -- Un`suc*cess"ful*ly, adv. -- Un`suc*cess"ful*ness, n.
  5. Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate;meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy.-- Un`suc*cess"ful*ly, adv.-- Un`suc*cess"ful*ness, n.
  6. j:100 a. not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome