Part 5708

<h1>Inconsecutiveness</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In`con*sec"u*tive*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of not being consecutive.</def>

<i>J. H. Newman.</i>

<h1>Inconsequence</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In*con"se*quence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inconsequentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incons\'82quence</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being inconsequent; want of just or logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness.</def>

<i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i>

<blockquote>Strange, that you should not see the <b>inconsequence</b> of your own reasoning! <i>Bp. Hurd.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inconsequent</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In*con"se*quent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inconsequens</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incons\'82quent</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Consequent</er>.]</ety> <def>Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical; arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence.</def>

<blockquote>Loose and <b>inconsequent</b> conjectures. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inconsequential</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In*con`se*quen"tial</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not regularly following from the premises; hence, irrelevant; unimportant; of no consequence.</def> <i>Chesterfield</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>In*con`se*quen"tial*ly</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Inconsequentiality</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In*con`se*quen`ti*al"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being inconsequential.</def>

<h1>Inconsequentness</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In*con"se*quent*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Inconsequence.</def>

<h1>Inconsiderable</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In`con*sid"er*a*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial; <as>as, an <ex>inconsiderable</ex> distance; an <ex>inconsiderable</ex> quantity, degree, value, or sum.</as></def> "The baser scum and <i>inconsiderable</i> dregs of Rome." <i>Stepney</i>. -- <wordforms><wf>In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt> -- <wf>In`con*sid"er*a*bly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Inconsideracy</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In`con*sid"er*a*cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Inconsiderateness; thoughtlessness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chesterfield.</i>

<h1>Inconsiderate</h1> <Xpage=746>

<hw>In`con*sid"er*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inconsideratus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Considerate</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; <as>as, the young are generally <ex>inconsiderate</ex>; <ex>inconsiderate</ex> conduct.</as></def>

<blockquote>It is a very unhappy token of our corruption, that ther<?/ should be any so <b>inconsiderate</b> among us as to sacrifice morality to politics. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Inconsiderable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>E. Terry.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- Thoughtless; inattentive; inadvertent; heedless; negligent; improvident; careless; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious; injudicious; rash; hasty.</syn>