Main Entry:

in·con·sis·tent

Pronunciation:

\-tənt\

Function:

adjective

Date:

1620

: lacking consistency: as a: not compatible with another fact or claim <inconsistent statements> b: containing incompatible elements <an inconsistent argument> c: incoherent or illogical in thought or actions : changeable d: not satisfiable by the same set of values for the unknowns <inconsistent equations> <inconsistent inequalities>

— in·con·sis·tent·ly adverb