inconsecutive

[ in-kuhn-sek-yuh-tiv ]

adjective

1. not consecutive.

inconsecutive

/ ˌɪnkənˈsɛkjʊtɪv /

adjective

1. not consecutive; not in sequence

Derived Forms

• ˌinconˈsecutively, adverb
• ˌinconˈsecutiveness, noun

Other Words From

• incon·secu·tive·ly adjective
• incon·secu·tive·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inconsecutive¹

First recorded in 1830–40; in- ³ + consecutive

Example Sentences

It is a string of nearly inconsecutive thoughts written in pencil in a fine, tall, sprawling hand.

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Which certainly seems inconsecutive, but we really cannot be responsible for the way girls talk.

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Both discussions are fragmentary and inconsecutive, but there emerges from them at intervals a clear statement of principles.

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One might fill a dozen inconsecutive volumes with the strange things they exhibited.

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"You are an inconsecutive puss," said the Baronet, very happy about the puss nevertheless.

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