1 [notusuallybeforenoun] ~ (with sth) if two statements, etc. are inconsistent, or one is inconsistent with the other, they cannot both be true because they give the facts in a different way:
The report is inconsistent with the financial statements. * The witnesses' statements were inconsistent.
2 ~ with sth not matching a set of standards, ideas, etc:
Her behaviour was clearly inconsistent with her beliefs.
3 (disapproving) tending to change too often; not staying the same:
inconsistent results * Children find it difficult if a parent is inconsistent.
OPPCONSISTENT
inconsistency noun [U,C] (plural inconsistencies):
There is some inconsistency between the witnesses' evidence and their earlier statements. * I noticed a few minor inconsistencies in her argument.
inconsistently adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, inconsistent is tagged as adjective.
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