unexcellingadj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, excelling adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + excelling adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unexˈcelling.
the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [adjective] > not excelling
1844 E. B. Barrett Dead Pan in II. 274 Shame!.. To think God's song unexcelling The poor tales of our own telling.
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