inconsequential
81Unconsequential — Un*con se*quen tial, a. Inconsequential. Johnson. [1913 Webster] …
82blot out — transitive verb Date: 1530 1. to make obscure, insignificant, or inconsequential 2. wipe out, destroy …
83inconsequent — adjective Etymology: Late Latin inconsequent , inconsequens, from Latin in + consequent , consequens consequent Date: 1579 1. a. lacking reasonable sequence ; illogical b. inconsecutive 2. inconsequential 2 3. irrelevant • …
84insignificant — adjective Date: 1651 not significant: as a. lacking meaning or import ; inconsequential b. not worth considering ; unimportant c. lacking weight, position, or influence ; contemptible d. small in size, quantity, or number • insignificantly adverb …
85nugatory — adjective Etymology: Latin nugatorius, from nugari to trifle, from nugae trifles Date: 1603 1. of little or no consequence ; trifling, inconsequential 2. having no force ; inoperative Synonyms: see vain …
86shaggy-dog — adjective Date: 1946 of, relating to, or being a long drawn out circumstantial story concerning an inconsequential happening that impresses the teller as humorous or interesting but the hearer as boring and pointless; also of, relating to, or… …
87blather — I. intransitive verb (blathered; blathering) Etymology: Old Norse blathra; akin to Middle High German blōdern to chatter Date: 1524 to talk foolishly at length often used with on • blatherer noun II. noun Date: 1719 …
88blip — I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: 1945 1. a trace on a display screen (as an oscilloscope); especially a spot on a radar screen 2. a short crisp sound 3. an interruption of the sound received in a radio or television program or occurring in a… …
89fluff — I. noun Etymology: perhaps blend of flue (fluff) and puff Date: 1790 1. down VII,1 2. something fluffy < dandelion fluff > 3. something inconsequential 4. blunder; especially an actor s lapse of memory …
90half-pint — I. noun Date: 15th century 1. half a pint 2. a short, small, or inconsequential person II. adjective Date: 1931 of less than average size ; diminutive …
