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inconsequentially en · ADV

Pronunciation

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  • /ɪnˌkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəli/

Etymology

Etymology tree English inconsequential Middle English -ly English -ly English inconsequentially From inconsequential + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In an inconsequential manner.
    • Fact is a poor story-teller. It starts a story at haphazard, generally long before the beginning, rambles on inconsequentially and tails off, leaving loose ends hanging about, without a conclusion. 1928, W. Somerset Maugham, Ashenden, Vintage, published 2000, page v:
    • He constantly (and inconsequentially) reports online abuse too, like the person who said he should be “put in a full nelson and thrown in a river” for his mythical sewage vote 2021 October 26, Helen Pidd, “‘Got to be accessible’: the Derbyshire MP set on holding surgeries”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2021:

Forms

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more inconsequentially Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most inconsequentially Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

consequentially