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Consecutive vs Continuously - What's the difference?

consecutive | continuously |

As an adjective consecutive

is .

As an adverb continuously is

without pause.

consecutive

English

Adjective

(-)
  • following, in succession, without interruption
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  • Having some logical sequence

    • Antonyms

    * nonconsecutive * simultaneously

    Derived terms

    * consecutively * consecutiveness

    continuously

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • Without pause.
    • The river continuously flows to the sea, it will never pause to let us cross on dry land.