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inconsequential
What does inconsequential mean?
inconsequential (adjective): lacking worth or importance.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use inconsequential in a sentence?
- His work seems trivial and inconsequential. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce inconsequential?
/ɪŋˌkɑnsəˈkwɛntʃəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does inconsequential come from?
From in- + consequential.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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