inconsequent

[in-kon-si-kwent, -kwuh nt]

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adjective

characterized by lack of proper sequence in thought, speech, or action.

characterized by lack of logical sequence; illogical; inconsecutive: inconsequent reasoning.

irrelevant: an inconsequent remark.

not following from the premises: an inconsequent deduction.

not in keeping with the general character or design; inconsistent: inconsequent ornamentation.

without worth or consequence; trivial: a frivolous, inconsequent young man.

Origin of inconsequent

1570–80; < Late Latin inconsequent- (stem of inconsequēns) not following. See in-³, consequent

Related formsin·con·se·quence, in·con·se·quent·ness, nounin·con·se·quent·ly, adverb

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Related Words for inconsequent

casual, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, light, minor, minute, negligible, paltry, petty, small, trifling, trivial, unimportant, shoestring

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Historical Examples of inconsequent

Inconsequent, wholly illogical, utterly indefensible explosions.
The Underdog
F. Hopkinson Smith
Impetuous as he was inconsequent, M. de Kercadiou was bristling again.
Scaramouche
Rafael Sabatini
Why should they do everything so inconsequent, so improbable, so preposterous?
The Tragic Muse
Henry James
His remark was so inconsequent that Lucy found nothing to say.
The Explorer
W. Somerset Maugham
They were of both sexes, and upon the whole they were a silly, inconsequent set.
The Message
Alec John Dawson

Word Origin and History for inconsequent

adj.

1570s, "not following as a logical conclusion," from Latin inconsequentem (nominative inconsequens) "not logically connected," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + consequens, past participle of consequi "to follow" (see consequence).