inconsecutive

[in-kuh n-sek-yuh-tiv]

adjective

not consecutive.

Origin of inconsecutive

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

Related formsin·con·sec·u·tive·ly, adjectivein·con·sec·u·tive·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for inconsecutive

Historical Examples of inconsecutive

How curious life was; how curious and careless and inconsecutive.
Young People's Pride
Stephen Vincent Benet
Sir Charles was in a talking mood, and very soon said one or two inconsecutive things.
A Terrible Temptation
Charles Reade
Inconsecutive, in-kon-sek′ū-tiv, adj. not succeeding in regular order.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)
Various
I fell into an inconsecutive review of my life under this light that touched every endeavor with the pale tints of failure.
The Passionate Friends
Herbert George Wells
It is so rambling and inconsecutive that it takes more than one reading to understand it.
A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume II (of II)
Augustus de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for inconsecutive

inconsecutive

adjective

not consecutive; not in sequence

Derived Formsinconsecutively, adverbinconsecutiveness, noun

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