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inconsecutive

[ in-kuhn-sek-yuh-tiv ]

adjective



inconsecutive

/ ˌɪnkənˈsɛkjʊtɪv /

adjective

  1. not consecutive; not in sequence
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinconˈsecutively, adverb
  • ˌinconˈsecutiveness, noun
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Other Words From

  • incon·secu·tive·ly adjective
  • incon·secu·tive·ness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of inconsecutive1

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

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

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

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

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

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

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inconscientin consequence