inconsistent

inconsistent
[[t]ɪ̱nkənsɪ̱stənt[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you describe someone as inconsistent, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs.

You are inconsistent and unpredictable.

...the leadership's hesitant and inconsistent behaviour.

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2) ADJ-GRADED Someone or something that is inconsistent does not stay the same, being sometimes good and sometimes bad.

We had a terrific start to the season, but recently we've been inconsistent...

Moon, as great as he is, has had some inconsistent days.

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3) ADJ: oft ADJ with n If two statements are inconsistent, one cannot possibly be true if the other is true.

The evidence given in court was inconsistent with what he had previously told them.

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4) ADJ-GRADED: v-link ADJ with n If something is inconsistent with a set of ideas or values, it does not fit in well with them or match them.

This legislation is inconsistent with what they call Free Trade...

The outburst was inconsistent with the image he has cultivated.

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  • Inconsistent — (v. lat.), unbeständig, unhaltbar; daher Inconsistenz, Unbeständigkeit …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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  • inconsistent — (adj.) 1640s, not agreeing in substance or form, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + CONSISTENT (Cf. consistent). Related: Inconsistently …   Etymology dictionary

  • inconsistent — inconsonant, incompatible, incongruous, uncongenial, unsympathetic, discordant, discrepant Analogous words: divergent, disparate, diverse, *different: irreconcilable (see corresponding affirmative verb at ADAPT) Antonyms: consistent Contrasted… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • inconsistent — [adj] contradictory, irregular at odds, at variance, capricious, changeable, conflicting, contrary, discordant, discrepant, dissonant, erratic, fickle, illogical, incoherent, incompatible, in conflict, incongruent, incongruous, inconstant,… …   New thesaurus

  • inconsistent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not consistent. DERIVATIVES inconsistency noun inconsistently adverb …   English terms dictionary

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