sequentially

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/ UK /sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a successive order, one after another

The tasks must be performed sequentially, not all at once.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a successive order, one... consecutively successively seriallysuccessionally

Opposites

simultaneously concurrently randomly

Word family

Related forms sequential sequence sequel consequence

Etymology

From sequential (from Latin sequi, 'to follow') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

sequi Latin

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Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# sequentially

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/
**IPA (UK):** /sɪˈkwɛnʃəli/

## Meanings
1. in a successive order, one after another

## Examples
- The tasks must be performed sequentially, not all at once.

## Synonyms
- consecutively
- successively
- serially
- successionally

## Antonyms
- simultaneously
- concurrently
- randomly

## Related Forms
- sequential
- sequence
- sequel
- consequence

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: sequi

## Etymology
From sequential (from Latin sequi, 'to follow') plus the adverbial suffix -ly.

## AI Etymology
Sequentially comes from sequential (from Latin sequi, 'to follow') plus the adverbial suffix -ly. The historical chain includes Latin sequi. Older glosses in the chain include "to follow", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, sequentially is best read as suffixal formation and borrowing, yielding an English adverb shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adverb, with the sense "in a successive order, one after another". related forms include sequential, sequence, sequel, and consequence. The result is an English adverb whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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