Consecutive refers to things that are arranged or happen in a sequential order. A criminal who serves a consecutive sentence does time for one conviction after another.

CONSECUTIVE definition: 1. Consecutive events, numbers, etc. follow one after another without an interruption: 2…. Learn more.

CONSECUTIVE definition: following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive. See examples of consecutive used in a sentence.

Definition of consecutive adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. following one after another in a continuous series. She was absent for nine consecutive days. He is beginning his fourth …

consecutive (kənˈsɛkjʊtɪv) adj 1. (of a narrative, account, etc) following chronological sequence 2. following one another without interruption; successive

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English con‧sec‧u‧tive /kənˈsekjətɪv/ adjective consecutive numbers or periods of time follow one after the other without any interruptions OPP non-consecutive …

con•sec•u•tive (kən sek′ yə tiv), adj. Mathematics following one another in uninterrupted succession or order; successive: six consecutive numbers, such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Grammar marked by logical …