Meanings
adverbconsecutively (not comparable)
- not comparableIn a consecutive manner; without interruption.
They considered only proteins in the paranome (the set of all duplicate genes in the genome) and numbered them consecutively according to their positions on the chromosomes.
2011, Axel Meyer, Genome EvolutionSynonyms: successively, in a row
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a consecutive manner; without interruption.
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Origin
- Englishconsecutive
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishconsecutively
From consecutive + -ly.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan consecutivament
- consecutivamentin a consecutive manner
Czech konsekutivně
- konsekutivněin a consecutive manner
Finnish peräkkäin, perättäin
- peräkkäinin a consecutive manner
- perättäinin a consecutive manner
- peräkkäisestiin a consecutive manner
- perättäisestiin a consecutive manner
French consécutivement
- consécutivementin a consecutive manner
German nacheinander, hintereinander
- nacheinanderin a consecutive manner
- hintereinanderin a consecutive manner
- aufeinanderfolgendin a consecutive manner
Irish as a chéile
- as a chéilein a consecutive manner
Italian consecutivamente
- consecutivamentein a consecutive manner
Portuguese consecutivamente
- consecutivamentein a consecutive manner
Spanish consecutivamente
- consecutivamentein a consecutive manner
Cite this entry
APA
consecutively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consecutively
MLA
“consecutively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consecutively. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “consecutively,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/consecutively.
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