inconsecutive
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of inconsecutive
First recorded in 1830–40; in- 3 + consecutive
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It was an act of recognition, even on the part of a philosophy of the inconsecutive, the incoherent, the insane, of that Wisdom which, "reacheth from end to end, sweetly and strongly ordering all things."
From Plato and Platonism by Walter Pater
I'm not surprised," he said; "I was a trifle inconsecutive.
From The Wonder by J. D. (John Davys) Beresford
An inconsecutive finish to correct a mistake of Old Jack's.
From Somehow Good by William Frend De Morgan
I fell into an inconsecutive review of my life under this light that touched every endeavor with the pale tints of failure.
From The Passionate Friends by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
How curious life was; how curious and careless and inconsecutive.
From Young People's Pride A Novel by Stephen Vincent Benét
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