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unconseˈquential, a.
[un-1 7 and 5 b.]
1. Not properly or necessarily following or ensuing; inconsequential.
1769Blackstone Comm. IV. 37 A, though accessory to the burning, is not accessory to the robbery, for that is a thing of a distinct and unconsequential nature. 1779–81Johnson L.P., Waller Wks. II. 261 Some applications may be thought too remote and unconsequential: as in the verses on the Lady dancing. a1849Poe F. S. Osgood Wks. 1865 III. 90 The ‘situations’ of Elfrida are improbable or ultra-romantic, and its incidents unconsequential. 1885Athenæum 19 Dec. 804/3 Her punishment is..too unconsequential to be accepted as a natural transcript from every-day life.
2. Of no consequence; insignificant.
1782I. Reed Baker's Biog. Dram. I. 187/2 Notwithstanding an unconsequential figure and uncommon timidity, he says, he succeeded beyond his most sanguine expectations. 1789Mrs. Piozzi Journ. France I. 146 [It] is..crowded with small unconsequential figures. |