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inconsistent
- /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Italic *n̥-
Latin in-bor.
Middle English in-
English in-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti
Proto-Italic *sistō
Latin sistō
Latin cōnsistō
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -ens
Latin consistensbor.
English consistent
English inconsistent
From in- + consistent.
adjective more inconsistent · most inconsistent
- Not compatible (with another thing); incompatible, discrepant, at odds. His account of the evening was inconsistent with the security-camera footage.
- Lacking internal consistency; self-contradicting; not compatible with itself. He gave an inconsistent account of the evening, saying he called her before eight, but later that he had not talked to her until after nine.
- Not consistent or coherent in thought or behavior. “Take him for better or worse,” added Mr. Lee, “and I think he is the strangest and most inconsistent man I ever saw.” “Inconsistent!” resumed Mr. Jones. “He is worse than inconsistent. Inconsistencies may be pardoned as constitutional defects [...]”
- Having the property that a contradiction can be derived.
