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Definition of: successful
(sək·ses′fəl) adjective
1. Of persons, obtaining what one desires or intends; especially, having reached a high degree of worldly prosperity.
2. Of things, terminating in or meeting with success; resulting favorably: said of a course of action, etc. See synonyms under AUSPICIOUS, FORTUNATE, HAPPY.
—suc·cess′ful·ly adverb
—suc·cess′ful·ness noun
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