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English
Etymology
From inconsequent + -ly.
Adverb
inconsequently (comparative more inconsequently, superlative most inconsequently)
- In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence
1907, William Hope Hodgson, The House on the Borderland:My thoughts turned, inconsequently, out of their channel of bitterness, to fresh, desperate questionings.
1912, Ada Leverson, Tenterhooks:'Have a burnt almond,' said Captain Willis inconsequently, as though it would help her to understand.
1921, Ethel M. Dell, The Obstacle Race:Columbus smiled at the compliment and snapped inconsequently at a fly.