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inconsequent

[ in-kon-si-kwent, -kwuhnt ]

adjective

  1. characterized by lack of proper sequence in thought, speech, or action.
  2. characterized by lack of logical sequence; illogical; inconsecutive:

    inconsequent reasoning.

  3. irrelevant:

    an inconsequent remark.

  4. not following from the premises:

    an inconsequent deduction.

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

    inconsequent ornamentation.

  6. without worth or consequence; trivial:

    a frivolous, inconsequent young man.



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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·Dzs·ܱԳ ·Dzs·ܱԳn noun
  • ·Dzs·ܱԳl adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of inconsequent1

1570–80; < Late Latin inconsequent- (stem of ԳDzԲŧԲ ) not following. See in- 3, consequent
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“He makes inconsequent decisions because he’s in panic.”

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A butterfly sped past us on the terrace, silly and inconsequent.

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What is going on here is inconsequent, not transparent, unprofessional and unfair.

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For Sylvia the evening had already taken on the nature of a dream, and she accepted the immediate experience as only one of an inconsequent procession of events.

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For five minutes the latter bombarded the chums with questions, getting inconsequent replies that put the reporters on their mettle.

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