inconsequential

[ in-kon-si-kwen-shuhl, in-kon- ]
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adjective
  1. of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.

  2. inconsequent; illogical.

Origin of inconsequential

1
First recorded in 1615–25; in-3 + consequential

Other words from inconsequential

  • in·con·se·quen·ti·al·i·ty, noun
  • in·con·se·quen·tial·ly, adverb

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How to use inconsequential in a sentence

  • These hee-hee councils splendidly illustrate the inconsecutiveness and inconsequentiality of the Folk.

    Before Adam | Jack London
  • Such ready belief and general inconsequentiality bothered Janet.

    The Wrong Woman | Charles D. Stewart
  • After that, to show the inconsequentiality of life in those days, we fell to playing.

    Before Adam | Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for inconsequential

inconsequential

inconsequent (ɪnˈkɒnsɪkwənt)

/ (ˌɪnkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl, ɪnˌkɒn-) /


adjective
  1. not following logically as a consequence

  2. trivial or insignificant

  1. not in a logical sequence; haphazard

Derived forms of inconsequential

  • inconsequentiality, inconsequentialness, inconsequence or inconsequentness, noun
  • inconsequentially or inconsequently, adverb

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