INCONSEQUENT

inconsequent, inconsequential

(adjective) lacking worth or importance; “his work seems trivial and inconsequential”; “the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

inconsequent (comparative more inconsequent, superlative most inconsequent)

(archaic) Alternative form of inconsequential

illogical; not following from the premises

Anagrams

• nonquiescent

Source: Wiktionary


In*con"se*quent, a. Etym: [L. inconsequens: cf. F. inconséquent. See In- not, and Consequent.]

Definition: Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence. Loose and inconsequent conjectures. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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