consecutiveness

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Her talk had a false consecutiveness due to the frequent use of the word "Yes."

From The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

This lack of consecutiveness in criticism is probably partially accountable for the slowness with which translators attained the power to put into words, clearly and unmistakably, their aims and methods.

From Early Theories of Translation by Amos, Flora Ross

Elegance of style, orderliness of arrangement, consecutiveness of thought alone would never have given Freytag his place in German literature.

From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 by Various

Yet there is beauty in his designs for the "Ancient Mariner," unreal as they are, and a consecutiveness rare in a series by Doré.

From The Raven by Poe, Edgar Allan

"I wonder whether he believes anything at all!" said Sally, assuming the consecutiveness of her remark.

From Somehow Good by De Morgan, William Frend