/??n.s?k?ses.f?l.i/C1in a way that does notsucceedorachievethehopedforresult:Heranunsuccessfully for aparliamentaryseat.Shetriedunsuccessfully tostartseveralsmallbusinesses.SeeunsuccessfulMore examples
Sheappliedunsuccessfully for more than fortyjobs.
Heranunsuccessfully forpresidentin 1848.
Shesearchedunsuccessfully for atrainingcoursefor herson.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesUnsuccessful (people and things)
abortive
achiever
be dead in the wateridiom
botched
counterproductive
flatline
frustrated
futile
go/get/head nowhereidiom
inauspicious
lame duck
redemption
rope
small-time
small-timer
stillborn
struggling
vain
vainly
washed up
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