"inconsistent" meaning in English

See inconsistent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪnkənˈsɪstənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-inconsistent.wav [US] Forms: inconsistent [positive], more inconsistent [comparative], most inconsistent [superlative]
Etymology: in- + consistent Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|in|consistent}} in- + consistent Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is inconsistent, it is not reliable and you cannot guess what it will be like in the future.
    Sense id: simple-inconsistent-en-adj-g6rTWoXq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with in-
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