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unsuccessful +‎ -ness

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unsuccessfulness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being unsuccessful.
    • 1838, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] Landon (indicated as editor), chapter XIX, in Duty and Inclination: [], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, [], →OCLC, page 295:
      Through the blessing of Divine Providence her husband was restored to her, but not through any relief obtained from his father. Such was the more than unsuccessfulness of her intercessions: []

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