in|con|se|quent

in|con|se|quent
in|con|se|quent «ihn KON suh kwehnt, -kwuhnt», adjective.
1. a) not logical; not logically connected: »

an inconsequent argument.

b) not in keeping with the general character or design: »

inconsequent features of a work, inconsequent ornamentation.

2. not to the point; off the subject; irrelevant: »

an inconsequent remark.

3. apt to think or talk without logical connection.
[< Latin incōnsequēns, -entis < in- not + cōnsequēns following together, consequent]
in|con´se|quent|ly, adverb.
in|con´se|quent|ness, noun.

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