inconsequent
Americanadjective
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characterized by lack of proper sequence in thought, speech, or action.
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characterized by lack of logical sequence; illogical; inconsecutive.
inconsequent reasoning.
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irrelevant.
an inconsequent remark.
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not following from the premises.
an inconsequent deduction.
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not in keeping with the general character or design; inconsistent.
inconsequent ornamentation.
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without worth or consequence; trivial.
a frivolous, inconsequent young man.
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Etymology
Origin of inconsequent
1570–80; < Late Latin inconsequent- (stem of inconsequēns ) not following. See in- 3, consequent
Example Sentences
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To what inconsequent polysyllabic question of its readers did Slate Dot Com return a monosyllabic negative answer?
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2018
Here, you could argue, is the very justification of the novel itself – the education of our imaginations not by precept but through the inconsequent palpability of art, what Henry James called its "irresponsible plasticity".
From The Guardian ● Oct. 8, 2010
Despite the Bertie Wooster inconsequent twists of a statement like that, there is nothing soft about George Bush.
From Time Magazine Archive
So enormous are the powdered peaks of the Alps, so wild and casual the winds that sweep between them that the actions of people must seem in comparison fragile and inconsequent, even unreal.
From Time Magazine Archive
A butterfly sped past us on the terrace, silly and inconsequent.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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