SUCCESSFUL

[adjective]Fortunately, my second attempt at making flaky pastry was more successful than my first.It was one of those irritating articles that tells you how to combine a successful career with raising a family.Tonight he'll be interviewing Bill Davies, author of several hugely successful children's books (= books which have been bought by a lot of people).The Birmingham Royal Ballet has had a highly successful season (= A lot of people have paid to see them dance).She runs a very successful (= profitable) computer business.This year's harvest was one of the most successful since the record crop of 1985.Lloyd Webber and Rice have perhaps been the most commercially successful partnership in British musical theatre since Gilbert and Sullivan.