inconsequently
English
Etymology
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.
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