INCONSEQUENTLY

inconsequently, inconsequentially

(adverb) lacking consequence; “‘You’re so beautifully dressed,’ she said and added quite inconsequentially, ‘Can you stay the night?’”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

inconsequently (comparative more inconsequently, superlative most inconsequently)

In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence

Source: Wiktionary


INCONSEQUENT

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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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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