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discrepantly

/dɪskɹˈɛpəntli/ adv

In a conflicting or discordant manner.

Word Origin 'Discrepant' from Latin dis- 'apart' + crepare 'to rattle, crack' — so literally 'rattling apart,' i.e., sounding different, disagreeing. The suffix -ant makes it an adjective, and -ly makes it an adverb, so discrepantly is literally 'in a rattling-apart way.' The root crepare also gives 'crepitate' (to crackle), 'decrepit' (broken down, rattling), and 'decrepitude.'

adv In a conflicting or discordant manner.

The two witnesses testified discrepantly, confusing the jury.

(副词) 不一致地；矛盾地

两位证人作证时说法矛盾，让陪审团感到困惑。

(adverbio) De manera conflictiva o discordante.

Los dos testigos testificaron de forma contradictoria, confundiendo al jurado.

(adverbe) de manière contradictoire; de façon discordante; contradictoirement; en désaccord [De manière contradictoire ou discordante.]

Les deux témoins ont témoigné **discrepantly**, ce qui a perturbé le jury.

(Adverb) **discrepant** *Adv.* – auf eine Weise, die Widersprüche oder Unstimmigkeiten aufweist; nicht übereinstimmend.

Die beiden Zeugen sagten **discrepantly** aus, was die Geschworenen verwirrte.

(副詞) 矛盾・不一致した状態で。不和・食い違いを示すさまに。

二人の証人は**discrepantly**（食い違うように）証言し、陪審を混乱させた。

(advérbio) discordantemente; conflitantemente; divergentemente [De maneira conflitante ou discordante.]

As duas testemunhas testemunharam de forma contraditória, confundindo o júri.

Synonyms: conflictingly discordantly inconsistently contradictorily incompatibly Antonyms: harmoniously consistently concordantly coherently
Word parts: dis + crep + ant + ly

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