inconsequently
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
28
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In an inconsequential way, or a way that suggests a lack of consequence
Example Sentences
- "My thoughts turned, inconsequently, out of their channel of bitterness, to fresh, desperate questionings."
- "'Have a burnt almond,' said Captain Willis inconsequently, as though it would help her to understand."
- "Columbus smiled at the compliment and snapped inconsequently at a fly."
Etymology
From inconsequent + -ly.
Word Breakdown
- Root: *sekʷ-
- Suffix: inconsequent
Inflected Forms
more inconsequently (comparative)
most inconsequently (superlative)