inconsequential
[ in-kon-si-kwen-shuhl, in-kon- ]
/ ˌɪn kɒn sɪˈkwɛn ʃəl, ɪnˌkɒn- /
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Origin of inconsequential
First recorded in 1615–25; in-3 + consequential
OTHER WORDS FROM inconsequential
in·con·se·quen·ti·al·i·ty, nounin·con·se·quen·tial·ly, adverbDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for inconsequential
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, nouninconsequentially or inconsequently, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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