the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive
adj. Having or giving the right of succeeding to an inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Following in order or uninterrupted course, either in time or in place, as a series of persons or things; consecutive.
Inherited by succession; having or giving the right, of succeeding to an inheritance; hereditary.
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adj. in regular succession without gaps
Word Usage
"The Falcons then added safety William Moore, cornerback Chris Owens and end-linebacker Lawrence Sidbury in successive rounds."