successless en · ADJ
Etymology
From success + -less.
Meanings
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(archaic) Without success; unsuccessful.
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:“Belfield fired first, and missed; the Baronet was not so successless.”
1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, I.ii.5:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most successless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more successless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
successlessly · successlessness
Translations (1)
es sin éxito (unsuccessful)