successive

[ suh k-ses-iv ]
/ səkˈsɛs ɪv /
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adjective

following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive: three successive days.
following another in a regular sequence: the second successive day.
characterized by or involving succession.

Origin of successive

1400–50; late Middle English < Medieval Latin successīvus, equivalent to success(us), past participle of succēdere to succeed + -īvus -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM successive

Words nearby successive

success story, successful, succession, succession of crops, succession state, successive, successor, succinate, succinct, succinctorium, succinic

Words related to successively

regularly, often, generally, intermittently, usually, periodically, increasingly, constantly, moderately, gently, deliberately, steadily, progressively, continuously, separately, individually, aside, respectively, oftentimes, ofttimes

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British Dictionary definitions for successively

successive
/ (səkˈsɛsɪv) /

adjective

following another without interruption
of or involving succession a successive process

Derived forms of successive

successively, adverb successiveness, noun