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in⋅con⋅se⋅quent

  [in-kon-si-kwent, -kwuhnt]
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–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.
Origin:
1570–80; < LL inconsequent- (s. of inconsequēns) not following. See in- 3 , consequent

Related forms:
in⋅con⋅se⋅quence, in⋅con⋅se⋅quent⋅ness, noun
in⋅con⋅se⋅quent⋅ly, adverb
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Word Origin & History

inconsequent 
1579, "not following as a logical conclusion," from L. inconsequentem (nom. inconsequens) "not logically connected," from in- "not" + consequens, pp. of consequi "to follow" (see consequence). Inconsequential "not worth noticing" first attested 1782.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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