Crossword clues for inconsequent
inconsequent
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inconsequent \In*con"se*quent\, a. [L. inconsequens: cf. F. incons['e]quent. See In- not, and Consequent.] Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence.
Loose and inconsequent conjectures.
--Sir T.
Browne.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1570s, "not following as a logical conclusion," from Latin inconsequentem (nominative inconsequens) "not logically connected," from in- "not, opposite of, without" (see in- (1)) + consequens, past participle of consequi "to follow" (see consequence).
Wiktionary
a. (context archaic English) (alternative form of inconsequential English)
WordNet
adj. lacking worth or importance; "his work seems trivial and inconsequential"; "the quite inconsequent fellow was managed like a puppet" [syn: inconsequential]
Usage examples of "inconsequent".
Path the sight of scaly fisherfolk and tarry sailormen gave him an inconsequent delight.
Human nature knows millions of these inconsequent little feuds, springing up and flourishing apart from any basis of racial, political, religious or economic causes, as a hint perhaps to crass unseeing altruists that enmity has its place and purpose in the world as well as benevolence.
She greeted the Taverners kindly, and having led the ladies to the fire, and begged them to sit down by it and warm their chilled hands, looked Judith over with an expression of mild approval, and said in her inconsequent way: “Such bad weather for travelling, though to be sure it does not snow, and the roads nowadays are so good that one is hardly ever in danger of being held up.