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un·suc·cess·ful    Audio Help   [uhn-suhk-ses-fuhl] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person; an unsuccessful venture.
[Origin: 1610–20; un-1 + successful]

—Related forms
un·suc·cess·ful·ly, adverb
un·suc·cess·ful·ness, noun

—Synonyms hapless, unfortunate, foiled, baffled.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  futile
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Having no useful result.
Synonyms:  barren, bootless, fruitless, unavailing, unprofitable, useless, vain
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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