inconsistently

/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstəntli/
adverb
  1. In a way that does not stay the same; with variation or lack of reliability.
    • She performs inconsistently, sometimes acing tests and sometimes failing them.
    • He applies the rules inconsistently, treating some people more strictly than others.
    • The machine operates inconsistently, working fine one day and breaking down the next.
  2. In a way that does not agree or match; contradictorily.
    • The two witnesses testified inconsistently, giving different accounts of the same event.
    • The company has acted inconsistently with its own environmental policy.
    • He spoke inconsistently, first supporting the plan and then opposing it.
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