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inconsistent
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
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What does inconsistent mean?
adjective
- Not compatible (with another thing); incompatible, discrepant, at odds.
- Lacking internal consistency; self-contradicting; not compatible with itself.
- Not consistent or coherent in thought or behavior.
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adjective
- Having the property that a contradiction can be derived.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/
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It occurred to me as inconsistent, that, for any mastering idea, he should have endangered his freedom, and even his life.
There is an idea, which is not without its advocates, that a vigorous Executive is inconsistent with the genius of republican government.
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All this seemed inconsistent with the thing itself and with all the notions we usually entertain of the subtlety of the devil.
“I will admit,” said Longueville, “that I am very inconsistent. Set it down to my esteem, madam,” he added, looking at the mother.
Some of the motives governing such a course--sentiment, mutual devotion, and the desire to be humored--are inconsistent with the best kind of nursing.