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Unsuccessful vs Failable - What's the difference?

unsuccessful | failable |

As adjectives the difference between unsuccessful and failable

is that unsuccessful is failed, not successful while failable is capable of failing or becoming exhausted.

unsuccessful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Failed, not successful.
    • His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences...and an occasional good-natured ribbing.

    Antonyms

    * successful

    Derived terms

    * unsuccessfully * unsuccessfulness

    failable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of failing or becoming exhausted.
  • * John Flavel
    • He must not depend on any thing that is failable ; for what shall he do then, when that stock is spent, and he hath no provision left to live upon?

    Related terms

    * fallible