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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome;

2. failing to accomplish an intended result;
- Example: "an abortive revolt"
- Example: "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
[syn: abortive, stillborn, unsuccessful]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Unsuccessful \Un`suc*cess"ful\, a.
   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.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

unsuccessful
    adj 1: not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable
           outcome [ant: successful]
    2: failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive
       revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
       [syn: abortive, stillborn, unsuccessful]