inconsequential
[ in-kon-si-kwen-shuhl, in-kon- ]
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Origin of inconsequential
1First 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 LondonSuch ready belief and general inconsequentiality bothered Janet.
The Wrong Woman | Charles D. StewartAfter 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
not following logically as a consequence
trivial or insignificant
not in a logical sequence; haphazard
Derived forms of inconsequential
- inconsequentiality, inconsequentialness, inconsequence or inconsequentness, noun
- inconsequentially or inconsequently, adverb
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