inconsequent

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

/ ɪnˈkɒn sɪˌkwɛnt, -kwənt /

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM inconsequent

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

Words nearby inconsequent

inconnu, in conscience, inconscient, inconsecutive, in consequence, inconsequent, inconsequential, inconsiderable, inconsiderate, in consideration of, inconsistency

Example sentences from the Web for inconsequent

Mrs Asplin had a book in her hand, in which from time to time she jotted down notes of a curious and inconsequent character.
About Peggy Saville|Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey
He was no longer the light-hearted, inconsequent youth she had known on board the ship.
Nedra|George Barr McCutcheon
Presently she cut short his flow of inconsequent talk by remarking that her time was short, and inquiring if Miss Churton were in.
Fan|W.H. Hudson (AKA Henry Harford)
What an inconsequent piece of work is man, if the few years of earth are his all!
The Expositor's Bible: Colossians and Philemon|Alexander Maclaren

And so she wears no stockings—and so shes called the Wrecker, his sister added, with inconsequent effect.
Ainslee's magazine, Volume 16, No. 3, October, 1905|Various