Our search was 'successful'. [=we found what we were searching for]
a 'successful' movie [=a movie that makes a large profit]
We have 'successfully' finished the project.
(..) OK, put it in your pocket. It's yours. With the rest of those wallets and the register... that makes this a pretty successful little score. VINCENT: Jules, you give that fuckin' nimrod $... and I'll shoot him on general principle. No, Yolanda, Yolanda! (..)1994 Pulp Fiction