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half-successful

half-suc·cess·ful
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf suh k-ses-fuh l]
    • /hæf, hɑf səkˈsɛs fəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [haf, hahf suh k-ses-fuh l]
    • /hæf, hɑf səkˈsɛs fəl/

Definitions of half-successful word

  • adjective half-successful achieving or having achieved success. 1
  • adjective half-successful having attained wealth, position, honors, or the like. 1
  • adjective half-successful resulting in or attended with success. 1
See all 3 definitions of half-successful

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Origin of half-successful

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; success + -ful

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Parts of speech for Half-successful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Half-successful

half-successful popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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