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inconsistently

/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstəntli/ adv

In an inconsistent manner.

Word Origin From Latin 'sistere' meaning 'to stand.' Consistent is 'standing together' (con- + sistere) — things that stand firm together. Inconsistent is 'not standing together.' The same root gives us exist (stand out), insist (stand on), persist (stand through), and resist (stand back). The breakdown in+con+sist+ent+ly shows the root 'sist' (from sistere). The PIE root *steh₂- means 'to stand,' and you can see it in words like stand, state, and statue.

adv In an inconsistent manner.

The weather has been behaving inconsistently this spring.

(副词) 不一致地；反复无常地；矛盾地

今年春天的天气一直反复无常。

(adverbio) De manera inconsistente.

El clima se ha estado comportando de manera inconsistente esta primavera.

(adverbe) incohéremment; de manière incohérente; sans cohérence [De manière inconsistante, c'est-à-dire de façon contradictoire ou irrégulière d'une fois à l'autre.]

Le temps s'est comporté de manière très inconsistante ce printemps.

(Adverb) inkonsistent; widersprüchlich; unbeständig [auf eine Weise, die nicht einheitlich oder widerspruchsfrei ist; ohne Beständigkeit oder Logik]

Das Wetter hat sich diesen Frühling **inconsistently** verhalten.

(副詞) 一貫性がない様子で。矛盾して。

今年の春は、天候が安定せず気まぐれだった。

(advérbio) inconsistentemente [De maneira inconsistente.]

O tempo tem se comportado de forma inconsistente nesta primavera.

Synonyms: erratically irregularly unevenly variably unpredictably inconstantly changeably contradictorily Antonyms: consistently uniformly steadily regularly
Word parts: in + con + sist + ent + ly

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