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Definition of inconsistently in English: inconsistentlyadverb ɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)ntliˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)ntli 1In a way that does not stay the same throughout. the rules were applied inconsistently Example sentencesExamples - Problems and ill-feeling frequently arise when good policies are inconsistently applied by managers.
- Her work is strong but inconsistently so.
- Patients don't like to admit they can't afford their meds, or are taking them inconsistently.
- Educational services were inconsistently available to the Paiutes on the various reservations and colonies.
- Many of these laws have been inconsistently enforced.
- Corticosteroids continue to be used widely, albeit inconsistently.
- Such terms were used loosely and inconsistently.
- Often details have been recorded inconsistently, incorrectly or extremely imaginatively.
- Despite their lead, the team played inconsistently in the first half.
- One hundred twenty-five surveys were incompletely or inconsistently filled out and were excluded from the current analysis.
- The survey found that 80 per cent of websites perform inconsistently, with widely varying response times, timeouts and errors.
- 1.1 In a way that is at variance with ones principles or former behaviour.
in the real world, people behave inconsistently and contradict themselves Example sentencesExamples - The film seems to meander, and Irena starts to behave inconsistently from scene to scene.
- However inconsistently and disingenuously, he claimed to speak on behalf of the working people.
- She claimed that the two countries are both guilty of using human rights arguments inconsistently.
- Then, once again inconsistently, Ernie undermines his own argument.
- It is true that, like other white egalitarians of his day, he inconsistently clutched at old hierarchical distinctions between savagery and civilization.
- But, rather inconsistently, many jurists asserted that after consultation the ruler must follow the opinion that is most consistent with the consensus of jurists.
- They behave inconsistently with their attitudes but in an unexpected way.
- It must be conceded that not every witness who testifies inconsistently with an earlier statement can properly be regarded as hostile.
- 1.2 In a way that is not compatible or in keeping with something.
they acted inconsistently with their professional obligations Example sentencesExamples - The bank is not accountable if it failed to appreciate, albeit negligently, that it was acting inconsistently with the trust or fiduciary duty.
- It was unfair for the Secretary of State to treat the other applicants inconsistently.
- By doing so, they acted inconsistently with Article II of the Constitution.
- Doctors might be acting inconsistently with directives from the World Medical Association when it comes to the treatment of hunger strikers.
- It was not unknown for the die to be imperfect because the design drawing had been interpreted incorrectly, or inconsistently in relation to the stitching pattern.
- He claims he was treated unfairly and inconsistently with the way in which other people have been treated.
Definition of inconsistently in US English: inconsistentlyadverbˌinkənˈsist(ə)ntlēˌɪnkənˈsɪst(ə)ntli 1In a way that does not stay the same throughout. the rules were applied inconsistently Example sentencesExamples - Often details have been recorded inconsistently, incorrectly or extremely imaginatively.
- The survey found that 80 per cent of websites perform inconsistently, with widely varying response times, timeouts and errors.
- Educational services were inconsistently available to the Paiutes on the various reservations and colonies.
- Patients don't like to admit they can't afford their meds, or are taking them inconsistently.
- Such terms were used loosely and inconsistently.
- One hundred twenty-five surveys were incompletely or inconsistently filled out and were excluded from the current analysis.
- Corticosteroids continue to be used widely, albeit inconsistently.
- Her work is strong but inconsistently so.
- Despite their lead, the team played inconsistently in the first half.
- Many of these laws have been inconsistently enforced.
- Problems and ill-feeling frequently arise when good policies are inconsistently applied by managers.
- 1.1 In a way that is at variance with ones principles or former behavior.
in the real world, people behave inconsistently and contradict themselves Example sentencesExamples - It is true that, like other white egalitarians of his day, he inconsistently clutched at old hierarchical distinctions between savagery and civilization.
- Then, once again inconsistently, Ernie undermines his own argument.
- But, rather inconsistently, many jurists asserted that after consultation the ruler must follow the opinion that is most consistent with the consensus of jurists.
- They behave inconsistently with their attitudes but in an unexpected way.
- The film seems to meander, and Irena starts to behave inconsistently from scene to scene.
- However inconsistently and disingenuously, he claimed to speak on behalf of the working people.
- She claimed that the two countries are both guilty of using human rights arguments inconsistently.
- It must be conceded that not every witness who testifies inconsistently with an earlier statement can properly be regarded as hostile.
- 1.2 In a way that is not compatible or in keeping with something.
they acted inconsistently with their professional obligations Example sentencesExamples - It was unfair for the Secretary of State to treat the other applicants inconsistently.
- He claims he was treated unfairly and inconsistently with the way in which other people have been treated.
- Doctors might be acting inconsistently with directives from the World Medical Association when it comes to the treatment of hunger strikers.
- It was not unknown for the die to be imperfect because the design drawing had been interpreted incorrectly, or inconsistently in relation to the stitching pattern.
- By doing so, they acted inconsistently with Article II of the Constitution.
- The bank is not accountable if it failed to appreciate, albeit negligently, that it was acting inconsistently with the trust or fiduciary duty.
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