unsuccessful
unsuccessful
adj.
Not accomplishing one’s object: P. ἄπρακτος, ἀτελής (Plat.).
Of things: P. and V. ἀ̆νήνῠτος ; use fruitless.
Unfortunate: P. and V. ἀ̆τῠχής (rare V.), δυστῠχής ; see unfortunate.
Be unsuccessful (of things): P. and V. κᾰκῶς χωρεῖν, οὐ προχωρεῖν ; use fail.
adj.
Not accomplishing one’s object: P. ἄπρακτος, ἀτελής (Plat.).
Of things: P. and V. ἀ̆νήνῠτος ; use fruitless.
Unfortunate: P. and V. ἀ̆τῠχής (rare V.), δυστῠχής ; see unfortunate.
Be unsuccessful (of things): P. and V. κᾰκῶς χωρεῖν, οὐ προχωρεῖν ; use fail.
UNSUCCESSFUL
Of persons [Vid: UNFORTUNATE]. To be unsuccessful in anything aliquid alicui non satis ex sententia procedit or male parum etc. procedit. Even the greatest orators are sometimes unsuccessful in their attempts nonnumquam etiam summis oratoribus non satis ex sententia eventus dicendi procedit (Cic.).
Of things cassus (empty hollow; hence profitless of labors): inanis (empty unsubstantial; inanes contentiones): irritus (as good as undone irritum inceptum labor). (The words are found in this connection and order.) vanus et irritus; irritus et vanus. To make unsuccessful attempts operam perdere or frustra consumere or conterere; oleum et operam perdere. To be unsuccessful successu carere (†): ad irritum cadere: male procedere.
Of persons [Vid: UNFORTUNATE]. To be unsuccessful in anything aliquid alicui non satis ex sententia procedit or male parum etc. procedit. Even the greatest orators are sometimes unsuccessful in their attempts nonnumquam etiam summis oratoribus non satis ex sententia eventus dicendi procedit (Cic.).
Of things cassus (empty hollow; hence profitless of labors): inanis (empty unsubstantial; inanes contentiones): irritus (as good as undone irritum inceptum labor). (The words are found in this connection and order.) vanus et irritus; irritus et vanus. To make unsuccessful attempts operam perdere or frustra consumere or conterere; oleum et operam perdere. To be unsuccessful successu carere (†): ad irritum cadere: male procedere.
unsuccessful:
1. infēlix: v.UNFORTUNATE .
2. infaustus: u. in war, i. bellis, Tac. Ann. 12, 10: v.UNLUCKY .
3. improsper: v.UNPROSPEROUS .
4. adversus (objective). an u. engagement, a. proelium, Caes. B. G. 1, 18: Liv.
5. ĭnānis, cassus: v.UNPROFITABLE .
6. irrĭtus (utterly u.): u. attempts, i. incepta, Liv. 29, 35: u. in the embassy, i. legationis, Tac. Hist. 4, 32: v.INEFFECTUAL . Phr.: and when it (the plan) was u., quod ubi secus procedit, Sall. Jug. 25: even the greatest orators are sometimes u. in their attempts, nonnunquam summis oratoribus non satis ex sententia eventus dicendi procedit, Cic. de Or. 1, 27: to be u. in a business, rem, negotium male gerere, Cic.; *successu carere, Georg.: male cedere (impers.), Hor. Sat. 2, 1, 31: to be utterly u. (in attempts), oleum et operam perdere, Cic. Fam. 7, 1.
1. infēlix: v.
2. infaustus: u. in war, i. bellis, Tac. Ann. 12, 10: v.
3. improsper: v.
4. adversus (objective). an u. engagement, a. proelium, Caes. B. G. 1, 18: Liv.
5. ĭnānis, cassus: v.
6. irrĭtus (utterly u.): u. attempts, i. incepta, Liv. 29, 35: u. in the embassy, i. legationis, Tac. Hist. 4, 32: v.