səkˈsesiv, -esēv also sik- or -esəv adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin successivus, from Latin successus (past participle of succedere to follow, succeed) + -ivus -ive
1. obsolete
a. : inherited or capable of being inherited by succession : descending or transmissible to the next in a succession : hereditary
b. : inheriting by succession
c. : being the next to inherit
2.
a. : following in succession or serial order : following one upon another : coming in order : consecutive
their fourth successive victory
the product of the successive labors of innumerable men — Lewis Mumford
b. : being a successor or one of a group of consecutive successors to a person, thing, or item
the idea of a world order, successive to both the pagan and the Christian — Paul Rosenfeld
the book … was followed by many successive editions — J.T.Howard
c. : characterized by or manifesting succession : produced or arranged in succession
the angles between successive points may be measured — R.E.Davis
• suc·ces·sive·ly -esə̇vlē, -li adverb
• suc·ces·sive·ness -esivnə̇s, -esēv- also -esəv- noun -es