successive
adjCA, US, UK /səkˈsɛsɪv/ · AU /səkˈsesɪv/
Etymology From Latin succedere (“to succeed in”).
1
Coming one after the other in a series.
- They had won the title for five successive years.
- A compound of eggs boiled with myrrh, pepper, and cinnamon, taken on several successive days, is recommended by Arabs for strengthening amorous vigor.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 162:
1 more example
- Mancini's men were far from their best but dug in to earn a 10th win in 11 league games and an eighth successive victory in all competitions to maintain their five-point lead at the top of the table.2011 November 5, Phil Dawkes, “QPR 2 - 3 Man City”, in BBC Sport:
2
Of, or relating to a succession; hereditary.
- a successive title
- a successive empire
3
Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Of or relating to the grammatical aspect which presupposes the completion of a secondary action as a premise for the primary action of the statement.
- Synonyms
- in a series
- Derived terms
- nonsuccessive, successively, successiveness, successivity, unsuccessive
- Related terms
- succeed, success, succession