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nonsuccessful

nonsuccessful adjective: not successful.

Adjective

nonsuccessful (not comparable)

  1. Not successful.

Origin of nonsuccessful

From non- + successful.

Questions about nonsuccessful

What does nonsuccessful mean?
Nonsuccessful means not successful.
What part of speech is nonsuccessful?
Nonsuccessful is an adjective.

Words near nonsuccessful in the dictionary

  1. nonsubtractive
  2. nonsuburban
  3. nonsubversive
  4. nonsuccess
  5. nonsuccesses
  6. nonsuccessful
  7. nonsuccession
  8. nonsuccessive
  9. nonsucculent
  10. nonsucculents
  11. nonsuch

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