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successful - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'successful' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Successful [ a.]
- Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect; hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise.

Meaning of 'successful' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . successful [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
Example in sentence:
  • a successful architect;
  • a successful business venture