successless

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adjective

Without success; unsuccessful.

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Meanings

adjectivesuccessless (comparative more successless, superlative most successless)

comparative more successless · superlative most successless

  1. archaicWithout success; unsuccessful.

    “Belfield fired first, and missed; the Baronet was not so successless.”

    1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, I.ii.5
    1 more example

    How successless that expedient has been in regard to curing me of my passion for her, you know too well.

    1792, Charlotte Smith, Desmond, Broadview, published 2001, page 296

Origin

From success + -less.

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Translations

Spanish sin éxito
  • sin éxitounsuccessful
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APA

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MLA

“successless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/successless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “successless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/successless.

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