inconsequent

UK: /ɪnˈkɒnsɪkwənt/ US: (in kon′si kwent′, -kwənt)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•con•se•quent  (in kon′si kwent′, -kwənt), adj. 

1. characterized by lack of proper sequence in thought, speech, or action.
2. Philosophy characterized by lack of logical sequence;
   illogical;
   inconsecutive:
   inconsequent reasoning.
3. irrelevant:
   an inconsequent remark.
4. Philosophy not following from the premises:
   an inconsequent deduction.
5. not in keeping with the general character or design;
   inconsistent:
   inconsequent ornamentation.
6. without worth or consequence;
   trivial:
   a frivolous, inconsequent young man.

• Late Latin inconsequent- (stem of inconsequēns) not following. See in-³, consequent
• 1570–80

in•con′se•quence′, in•con′se•quent′ness, n. 
in•con′se•quent′ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•con•se•quen•tial /ˌɪnkɑnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl, ɪnˌkɑn-/   adj. 

1. having little importance;
   unimportant:
   inconsequential gossip.

in•con•se•quen•tial•ly, adv. See -seq-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

in•con•se•quen•tial  (in′kon si kwen′shəl, in kon′-), adj. 

1. of little or no importance;
   insignificant;
   trivial.
2. Philosophy inconsequent;
   illogical.
3. irrelevant.

• in-³ + consequential 1615–25

in′con•se•quen′ti•al′i•ty, n. 
in′con•se•quen′tial•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

inconsequential / ˌɪnkɒnsɪˈkwɛnʃəl ɪnˌkɒn-/, inconsequent / ɪnˈkɒnsɪkwənt/ adjective

1. not following logically as a consequence
2. trivial or insignificant
3. not in a logical sequence; haphazard

ˌinconseˌquentiˈality, ˌinconseˈquentialness, inˈconsequence, inˈconsequentness noun

ˌinconseˈquentially, inˈconsequently adverb