successful
adj.achieving the results you wanted or hoped for. It describes someone who has done well in their job, a project, or life in general.
adj.achieving a desired aim or result; having gained wealth, popularity, or status.
“She is a very successful lawyer in the city.”
“The new marketing campaign was so successful that the company sold out of its entire stock within a week.”
“While the initial prototype failed to meet safety standards, the subsequent redesign proved successful, eventually securing the necessary patents for mass production.”
Typically used before a noun or after a linking verb like 'be' or 'become'.
successful vs successive — Successful describes achieving a goal, while successive describes things following one after another in a sequence.
Learners often use the noun 'success' where the adjective 'successful' is required.
Usage successful athlete · extremely successful · highly successful
From success + -ful.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.