successfully

adv

successfully

adv

CA, US, UK /səkˈsɛs.fə.li/ · AU, NZ /səkˈses.fə.li/

Etymology From successful + -ly.

1

In a successful manner; with success; without failing.

  • He successfully climbed the mountain.
  • They successfully completed their project together.
2 more examples
  • Traders have been successfully indoctrinated with the necessity of quick unloading - or else seeing their coal hauled away again - […]1964 March, “Coal concentration in Birmingham”, in Modern Railways, page 152:
  • A species of wolf that died out some 12,500 years ago lives again as the “world’s first successfully de-extincted animal,” according to Dallas-based biotech company Colossal Biosciences.2025 April 7, Katie Hunt, “Scientists say they have resurrected the dire wolf”, in CNN:
Synonyms
efficaciously, efficiently, favorably, satisfyingly, satisfactorily, adequately, agreeably, competently, capably, proficiently, properly
Derived terms
task failed successfully, unsuccessfully

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