failed /feɪld/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ fail , ↑ failure , ↑ failing ; adjective : ↑ failed , ↑ unfailing ; verb : ↑ fail ; adverb : unfaillingly]
a failed actor/writer etc someone who wanted to be an actor etc but was unsuccessful
failed /feɪld/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ fail , ↑ failure , ↑ failing ; adjective : ↑ failed , ↑ unfailing ; verb : ↑ fail ; adverb : unfaillingly]
a failed actor/writer etc someone who wanted to be an actor etc but was unsuccessful
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012