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successivelyOne after another in uninterrupted order or sequence. Following continuously without gaps or interruptions.

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: One after another in uninterrupted order or sequence. Following continuously without gaps or interruptions.

Pronunciation (IPA): /səkˈsɛsɪvli/

Korean meaning: 연속적으로, 차례차례

Korean pronunciation: 석-세-시브-리 (강세: 세)

Example Sentences

  • He failed his driving test three times successively, each time hitting the same traffic cone.
  • The company's profits grew successively over the past five years.
  • My pizza slices got successively smaller as my hungry roommates arrived home.

successively

ADVERB

//səkˈsɛsɪvli//

One after another in uninterrupted order or sequence. Following continuously without gaps or interruptions.

successively concept
💡 Concept

One after another in uninterrupted order or sequence. Following continuously without gaps or interruptions.

successively rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Flowers bloom successively while weeds grow progressively and excessively!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/səkˈsɛsɪvli/

🌳Etymology

Prefixsuc--
Rootsequ
Suffix--ively

Origin

From Latin 'succedere' meaning 'to follow after' or 'come next,' which literally meant 'to go under or come up from below.' The word evolved to describe things happening one after another in sequence.

🎵Rhyme

excessivelyprogressivelyimpressively

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

He failed his driving test three times successively, each time hitting the same traffic cone.

The company's profits grew successively over the past five years.

😄 Fun example

My pizza slices got successively smaller as my hungry roommates arrived home.

The temperatures dropped successively throughout the week.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

consecutivelysequentiallycontinuouslyprogressivelyserially

Antonyms

simultaneouslyrandomly

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