inconsequently
English
editEtymology
editFrom inconsequent + -ly.
Adverb
editinconsequently (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[1]:
- My thoughts turned, inconsequently, out of their channel of bitterness, to fresh, desperate questionings.
- 1912, Ada Leverson, Tenterhooks[2]:
- 'Have a burnt almond,' said Captain Willis inconsequently, as though it would help her to understand.
- 1921, Ethel M. Dell, The Obstacle Race[3]:
- Columbus smiled at the compliment and snapped inconsequently at a fly.