inconsequential

inconsequential
/in'kon si kwen"sheuhl, in kon'-/, adj.
1. of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.
2. inconsequent; illogical.
3. irrelevant.
[1615-25; IN-3 + CONSEQUENTIAL]

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