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Incessantly vs Consecutive - What's the difference?

incessantly | consecutive |

As an adverb incessantly

is in a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.

As an adjective consecutive is

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incessantly

English

Adverb

(-)
  • In a manner without pause or stop, especially to the point of annoyance; not ceasing.
    • He jabbered incessantly and annoyed everyone.
  • * 1865 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
    • "You are old, father William," the young man said,
    "And your hair has become very white;
    And yet you incessantly stand on your head--
    Do you think, at your age, it is right?"

    Synonyms

    * (in a manner without pause or stop) ceaselessly, continuously, unremittingly

    Related terms

    * incessant

    consecutive

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • following, in succession, without interruption
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 9 , author=Jonathan Wilson , title=Europa League: Radamel Falcao's Atlético Madrid rout Athletic Bilbao , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=He follows Frédi Kanouté, who achieved the feat in 2006 and 2007 for Sevilla, in scoring in consecutive Uefa Cup/Europa League finals.}}
  • Having some logical sequence

    • Antonyms

    * nonconsecutive * simultaneously

    Derived terms

    * consecutively * consecutiveness