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.
Other Word Forms
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
Among the couths, even the inconsequent are competent.
From Time Magazine Archive
Said Francis Bacon: "Men rest not in false apprehensions without absurd and inconsequent deductions."
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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