inconsecutive

[ in-kuhn-sek-yuh-tiv ]

/ ˌɪn kənˈsɛk yə tɪv /

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adjective

not consecutive.

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Origin of inconsecutive

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

OTHER WORDS FROM inconsecutive

in·con·sec·u·tive·ly, adjectivein·con·sec·u·tive·ness, noun

Words nearby inconsecutive

incongruity, incongruous, inconnu, in conscience, inconscient, inconsecutive, in consequence, inconsequent, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inconsiderate

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How to use inconsecutive in a sentence

It is a string of nearly inconsecutive thoughts written in pencil in a fine, tall, sprawling hand.
The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells
Which certainly seems inconsecutive, but we really cannot be responsible for the way girls talk.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan
Both discussions are fragmentary and inconsecutive, but there emerges from them at intervals a clear statement of principles.
Early Theories of Translation|Flora Ross Amos
One might fill a dozen inconsecutive volumes with the strange things they exhibited.
When the Sleeper Wakes|Herbert George Wells

"You are an inconsecutive puss," said the Baronet, very happy about the puss nevertheless.
A Likely Story|William De Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for inconsecutive

inconsecutive

/ (ˌɪnkənˈsɛkjʊtɪv) /

adjective

not consecutive; not in sequence

Derived forms of inconsecutive

inconsecutively, adverbinconsecutiveness, noun

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