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inconsistent Adjective 1. unstable or changeable in behaviour or mood 2. containing contradictory elements: an inconsistent argument 3. not in accordance: actions inconsistent with high office inconsistency n
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inconsistent adjective 1. changeable, variable, unpredictable, unstable, irregular, erratic, uneven, fickle, capricious, unsteady, inconstant << OPPOSITE consistent adjective 2. incompatible, conflicting, contrary, at odds, contradictory, in conflict, incongruous, discordant, incoherent, out of step, irreconcilable, at variance, discrepant, inconstant << OPPOSITE compatible Translationsinconsistent with → en contradiction avec (person) → inkonsequent; (work) → unbeständig; to be inconsistent with inconsistency → im Widerspruch stehen zu inconsistent with → in contraddizione con |
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The fourth point is consistency: for though the subject of the imitation, who suggested the type, be inconsistent, still he must be consistently inconsistent. The palace of crystal may be an idle dream, it may be that it is inconsistent with the laws of nature and that I have invented it only through my own stupidity, through the old-fashioned irrational habits of my generation. When Dionysius heard this he permitted him to take his money with him, but forbid him to continue any longer in Sicily, as being one who contrived means for getting money inconsistent with his affairs. |
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