Suc‐cess″ful (?), 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.
Welcome, nephews, from successful wars. Shak.
Syn. — Happy; prosperous; fortunate; auspicious; lucky. See Fortunate.
— Suc‐cess″ful‐ly, adv. — Suc‐cess″ful‐ness, n.