The Collaborative International Dictionary
Inconsequential \In*con`se*quen"tial\, a.
Not regularly following from the premises; hence, irrelevant;
unimportant; of no consequence.
--Chesterfield. --
In*con`se*quen"tial*ly, adv.
Wiktionary
adv. The adverb form of inconsequential: to do something in a manner of little consequence.
WordNet
adv. lacking consequence; "`You're so beautifully dressed,' she said and added quite inconsequentially, `Can you stay the night?'" [syn: inconsequently] [ant: consequentially]
Usage examples of "inconsequentially".
Soon Jill's hands were flapping inconsequentially at the powrie's barrel-like torso, her strength fast deserting her.
Marlene Dietrich in The Blue Angel, Smith thought inconsequentially.
Gavin clenched his teeth and struggled, as he noticed, inconsequentially, that Elaine was not as flatchested as he had supposed.
Sometimes they fought with swords, brilliantly but inconsequentially, until one of the uniformed Housemasters stopped the battle and made them shake hands.
Inconsequentially, his vagrant mind recalled that, below Miami, the Southern Cross is smudgily visible on the horizon, somewhere around two in the morning.
She talked on inconsequentially as she turned to lead the way, about their rooms and the crowding in the town, and how the innkeeper hoped Thom would favor the common room with some music and a story or two.