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Definition of unsuccessfully adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unsuccessfully

adverb
 
/ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəli/
 
/ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəli/
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  1. in a way that is not successful; without achieving what you wanted to
    • She tried unsuccessfully to impress him.
    opposite successfullyTopics Difficulty and failureb1
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryUnsuccessfully is used with these verbs:
    • appeal
    • battle
    • challenge
    See full entry
previously
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