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successful.

Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/səkˈsɛs.fəl/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[səkˈsɛs.fɫ̩]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/səkˈses.fəl/Australia, New-Zealand[səkˈses.fɫ̩]Australia, New-Zealand
  1. Resulting in success; assuring or promoting success; accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect.

    a successful use of medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise
Where this word comes from

From success + -ful.

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