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consecutive Definition

con·secu·tive (kən sek′yo̵̅o̅ tiv, -yə-)

adjective

  1. following in order, without interruption; successive for four consecutive days
  2. proceeding from one part or idea to the next in logical order, as a story, reasoning, etc.

Etymology: Fr consécutif < ML consecutivus < pp. of L consequi: see consequence

consecutive Related Forms

con·sec′u·tively adverb con·sec′u·tive·ness noun

consecutive Synonyms

consecutive

modif.

  1. Successive

    continuous, serial, seriatim, in turn, progressive, connected, in order, in sequence, sequential, going on, continuing, following, one after the other, serialized, numerical, back-to-back*; see also chronological, constant 1.

  2. Characterized by logical sequence

    coherent, logical, connected, following; see logical 1, understandable.

consecutive Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • days.: The important thing is to have clothes for 4 consecutive days. What type of luggage should I take?
  • victory: Pete Spalding, fourth in the race, took his ninth consecutive victory in the Supersport Cup to clinch the title.
  • defeat: On the plus side Swansea at least managed a result after five consecutive league defeats.
  • quarter: The savings rate fell to negative 0.5 % , the fourth consecutive quarter of negative savings.
  • Sunday: Have all those consecutive sundays of saying I am not worthy effected her understanding?
  • Saturday: They're being broadcast on three consecutive Saturdays, starting 4th January 2003, so I've missed the first one.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: Where the pagination is not consecutive through the volume, it is essential to give the month or part number.
  • preferably: Official documents accepted to verify name and address must be dated within last six months and preferably consecutive recent documents if same type.
  • even: Use one request slip per item as even consecutive reference numbers may not be stored consecutively on our shelves.

Preposition: in

table: If both extension and fusion occur for a character then the resulting characters are consecutive in the table of G.