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Inconsequential vs Measly - What's the difference?

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Inconsequential is a related term of measly.


As adjectives the difference between inconsequential and measly

is that inconsequential is having no consequence, not consequential, of little importance while measly is small in amount, contemptibly so or measly can be infected with measles.

As a noun inconsequential

is something unimportant; something that does not matter.

inconsequential

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having no consequence, not consequential, of little importance.
    • You will never know the exact atomic time when you started reading this phrase; of course, that's inconsequential .

    Synonyms

    * unimportant * negligible * trivial * trifling * See also

    Derived terms

    * inconsequentiality * inconsequentially * inconsequentialness

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something unimportant; something that does not matter.

    • measly

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Small in amount, contemptibly so.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Infected with measles
  • Infected with larval tapeworms
  • Infected with trichinae