/ səkˈsesɪv; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] following immediately one after the other
SYN consecutive :
This was their fourth successive win.
Successive governments have tried to tackle the problem.
► suc·ces·sively adverb :
This concept has been applied successively to painting, architecture and sculpture.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from medieval Latin successivus , from success- followed closely, from the verb succedere come close after, from sub- close to + cedere go.