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successful
/ səkˈsɛsfʊl /
adjective
having succeeded in one's endeavours
marked by a favourable outcome
having obtained fame, wealth, etc
Other Word Forms
- successfully adverb
- successfulness noun
- half-successful adjective
- half-successfully adverb
- half-successfulness noun
- nonsuccessful adjective
- nonsuccessfully adverb
- presuccessful adjective
- presuccessfully adverb
- quasi-successful adjective
- quasi-successfully adverb
- semisuccessful adjective
- semisuccessfully adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of successful1
Example Sentences
The firm was so successful that toy manufacturers routinely traveled to Chicago to see its latest prototypes.
A pioneering surgeon who carried out the first successful heart transplant in the UK has died aged 93.
Strong growth of 16%, boosted by a successful Single Day promotion on Nov. 11, was also observed in the e-commerce division while digital commerce also shone with a 10% rise on the year before.
“I can say with certainty it’s in a great spot for a very successful year again. And that would make me very proud.”
Changes from the bench were astute and successful.
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When To Use
The word successful is hard to spell because it can be hard to know which letters are doubled. Both the c and the middle s are doubled, but the f and l are not. How to spell successful: To be a success, you need to see (two Cs) Some Smarts (two Ss). This reminds you that success is spelled with a double C in the middle and a double S at the end. To spell successful, you add the base word (success) to the suffix -ful.
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