In-cōn'se-quent, a.

a. [Prefix in, not, and consequent; Fr. inconséquent, It. inconseguente, Sp. inconsecuente, Lat. inconsequens.]

1. Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred; invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical. “Loose and inconsequent conjectures.” Browne.
2. Not acting in accordance with precedents, or as circumstances might seem to demand; inconsistent.