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non-sucˈcess [non- 1. Cf. F. non-succès.] Want of success.
1665Needham Med. Medicinae 282 The Non-Successes of the common Methods and Medicins. 1837De Quincey Coleridge Wks. 1854 II. 167 It was natural to impute his non-success exclusively to his own irregular application. 1897Westm. Gaz. 1 Apr. 2/1 That impatience of non-success which was often noted as a defect in his character. 1902Outing June 278/1 The success or non-success of the finished picture from an artistic standpoint. So non-sucˈcessful a., not successful.
1867Routledge's Ev. Boy's Ann. Dec. 769 If non-successful, there comes a smash. 1901Scotsman 13 Mar. 12/2 The publication of the non-successful estimates. |