inconsequently
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in·con·se·quent
(ĭn-kŏn′sĭ-kwənt)adj.
1. Having no importance or significance.
2. Inconsistent or illogical: inconsequent reasoning.
3. Proceeding without a natural or logical sequence; haphazard: a speech full of inconsequent statements.
[Late Latin incōnsequēns, incōnsequent- : Latin in-, not; see in-1 + Latin cōnsequēns, consequent; see consequent.]
in·con′se·quence n.
in·con′se·quent·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | inconsequently - lacking consequence; "`You're so beautifully dressed,' she said and added quite inconsequentially, `Can you stay the night?'" |
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