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inconsequently

inconsequently adverb: in an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence.

Adverb

inconsequently (comparative more inconsequently, superlative most inconsequently)

  1. In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence
    • My thoughts turned, inconsequently, out of their channel of bitterness, to fresh, desperate questionings.1907, William Hope Hodgson, The House on the Borderland
    • 'Have a burnt almond,' said Captain Willis inconsequently, as though it would help her to understand.1912, Ada Leverson, Tenterhooks

Forms of inconsequently

comparativemore inconsequently
superlativemost inconsequently

Origin of inconsequently

From inconsequent + -ly.

Questions about inconsequently

What does inconsequently mean?
Inconsequently means in an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence.
What part of speech is inconsequently?
Inconsequently is an adverb.

Words near inconsequently in the dictionary

  1. inconsequentialities
  2. inconsequentiality
  3. inconsequentially
  4. inconsequentialness
  5. inconsequentials
  6. inconsequently
  7. inconsequentness
  8. inconsiderable
  9. inconsiderableness
  10. inconsiderably
  11. inconsideracy

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