Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a consecutive manner; in regular succession; successively.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb In a consecutive manner; by way of sequence; successively.

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  • adverb In a consecutive manner; without interruption.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a consecutive manner

Etymologies

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consecutive +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • VELSHI: Well, the prison term consecutively for Ken Lay adds up to about 45 years under the sentencing guidelines.

    CNN Transcript May 25, 2006 2006

  • Baltimore County Circuit Judge Thomas J. Bollinger sentenced 16-year-old Browning to serve two of the life terms consecutively, meaning he could be eligible for parole in 23 years with good behavior.

    AllDeaf.com 2009

  • You can dance up and down going from h2 to h3 to h2, but you can’t go from h4 to h2 without having come down consecutively from the 1, 2, 3, 4 and so on.

    Testing Search Engine Page Ranking Techniques « Lorelle on WordPress 2006

  • Mr. Cutts is to be given credit for jail time served against the 10 years and the -- each one of the one years, so that is against the 12 years, but, by law, the 15 and 30 years which are run consecutively, that is full years of imprisonment.

    CNN Transcript Feb 27, 2008 2008

  • For each additional decade you complete consecutively, that is an additional entry.

    Decades Challenge 08 Stephanie 2007

  • For each additional decade you complete consecutively, that is an additional entry.

    Archive 2007-10-01 Stephanie 2007

  • Boston, or any team for that matter will never win so many titles consecutively again.

    Yahoo! Sports - Top News 2010

  • The Warriors, who won those titles consecutively from 2002-04, remained unbeaten in the league with a two-game lead -- and only three remaining -- by taking advantage of Sunnyside mistakes, running the bases well and receiving solid pitching from Daniel Espinosa and Billy Bejeckian to win 6-1 at home Friday.

    Home 2009

  • He ordered Rumelhart to serve three of the prison terms consecutively, for a total of 45 years.

    DesMoinesRegister.com - NEWS 2009

  • Matthew Patterson, 37, of Bacliff will serve two, two-year prison terms consecutively after a jury convicted him of intoxicated manslaughter in October.

    The Facts: News 2008

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