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SUCCESSFULLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

With success; in a successful manner

Example:

she performed the surgery successfully

Classified under:

Adverbs

Antonym:

unsuccessfully (without success)

Pertainym:

successful (having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome)

Credits

 Context examples: 

It had a most favourable aspect; and, for half a minute, Emma felt the glory of having schemed successfully.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Mrs. Scott was a lively, pretty girl, with nothing to do but be agreeable, and she performed her mission most successfully.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

Since the Mass Vaccination Campaign on 20 Nov 2019, the Ministry has successfully vaccinated 58,150 individuals.

(Samoan government temporarily shuts down for nationwide measles vaccination drive, Wikinews)

Then all who heard this rejoiced, and the lord of the castle said he would adopt him as a son if he accomplished it successfully.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

If the genetically modified corn can be successfully deployed, those who live in developing countries “wouldn't have to purchase methionine supplements or expensive foods that have higher methionine," Leustek said.

(US Researchers Genetically Modify Corn to Boost Nutritional Value, VOA News)

Something that has been achieved or completed successfully.

(Accomplishment, NCI Thesaurus)

The process by which a person is tested and approved to practice in a specialty field, especially medicine, after successfully completing the requirements of a board of specialists in that field.

(Board Certification, NCI Thesaurus)

Small tumors may be successfully treated with enucleation.

(Calcifying Epithelial Odontogenic Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)

While mission managers were confident Cassini would pass through the gap successfully, they took extra precautions with this first dive, as the region had never been explored.

(Cassini Spacecraft Dives Between Saturn and Its Rings, NASA)

If you have been struggling to end a dependence on a drug or cigarettes, you may now successfully find help.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)