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·conse·quence n. in·conse·quent·ly adv. |
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