INCONSISTENT


Meaning of INCONSISTENT in English

1.

If you describe someone as ~, you are criticizing them for not behaving in the same way every time a similar situation occurs.

You are ~ and unpredictable.

? consistent

ADJ disapproval

2.

Someone or something that is ~ does not stay the same, being sometimes good and sometimes bad.

We had a terrific start to the season, but recently we’ve been ~...

? consistent

ADJ

3.

If two statements are ~, one cannot possibly be true if the other is true.

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

? consistent

ADJ: oft ADJ with n

4.

If something is ~ with a set of ideas or values, it does not fit in well with them or match them.

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

? consistent

ADJ: v-link ADJ with n

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