unsuccessfully
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unsuccessfully
- /ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfəli/
Where it comes from
From unsuccessful + -ly or un- + successfully.
adverb more unsuccessfully · most unsuccessfully
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Not successfully; without success; to no avail.
Thereafter the route of the original line was followed to the harbour, beyond which an extension, a third of a mile long, led to the salt pans and a newly constructed inn, the "Stafford Arms", where Lady Stafford tried unsuccessfully to educate the locals to drink beer instead of a strong whisky.
Similar: fruitlessly
Opposite: successfully
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: futilely, uselessly, senselessly, improperly, incorrectly, only, wrongly, abortively, fruitlessly, vainly, ineffectually, ineffectively, unproductively, unavailingly, unprofitably, unprosperously
adverb
Opposite: successfully
Translations
Every language
adv not successfully; without success
| Español | no exitosamente |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | असफलतापूर्वक asphaltāpūrvak |
| Русский | безуспе́шно bezuspéšno |
Talk about this word "unsuccessfully." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unsuccessfully. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unsuccessfully. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unsuccessfully "unsuccessfully." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unsuccessfully.Cite this
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title = {unsuccessfully},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unsuccessfully},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
