consistently
Use Consistently in a sentence
tənt adjective
1.
agreeing or accordant; compatible; not self-contradictory: His views and actions are consistent.
2.
constantly adhering to the same principles, course, form, etc.: a consistent opponent.
3.
holding firmly together; cohering.
4.
Archaic. fixed; firm.
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| —adj (foll by with) | |
| 1. | showing consistency; not self-contradictory |
| 2. | in agreement or harmony; accordant |
| 3. | steady; even: consistent growth |
| 4. | maths (of two or more equations) satisfied by at least one common set of values of the variables: x + y = 4 and x -- y = 2 are consistent |
| 5. | logic |
| a. (of a set of statements) capable of all being true at the same time or under the same interpretation | |
| b. Compare complete Also: sound (of a formal system) not permitting the deduction of a contradiction from the axioms | |
| 6. | obsolete stuck together; cohering |
| con'sistently | |
| —adv | |
| consistent (kənˈsɪstənt) | |
| —adj (foll by with) | |
| 1. | showing consistency; not self-contradictory |
| 2. | in agreement or harmony; accordant |
| 3. | steady; even: consistent growth |
| 4. | maths (of two or more equations) satisfied by at least one common set of values of the variables: x + y = 4 and x -- y = 2 are consistent |
| 5. | logic |
| a. (of a set of statements) capable of all being true at the same time or under the same interpretation | |
| b. Compare complete Also: sound (of a formal system) not permitting the deduction of a contradiction from the axioms | |
| 6. | obsolete stuck together; cohering |
| con'sistently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
consistent
1570s, "standing firm," from L. consistentem (nom. consistens), prp. of consistere (see consist). Modern sense of "agreeing" (with with) is first attested 1640s. Older sense survives in consistency.
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Example sentences
So although these mice were consistently eating poorly, they stayed as trim and fit as mice that were fed a low-fat diet.
There's consistently been retribution toward each of our major counterterrorism offenses.
It is now consistently missing its inflation target.
Few contemporary novelists are as consistently well served.
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