consistently

English

Etymology

From consistent +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kənˈsɪstəntli/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adverb

consistently (comparative more consistently, superlative most consistently)

  1. (manner) In a consistent manner.
    Synonyms: compliantly, invariably, uniformly; see also Thesaurus:conformably, Thesaurus:uniformly
    • 1961 November, “More accelerations in the French winter timetables”, in Trains Illustrated, page 670:
      Thus from October 1 the French National Railways made a number of changes in their services and consistently in the direction of higher speeds.
    • 2008 April 7, Janet Maslin, “A Sex Researcher Walks Into a Lab, and Then Things Start to Get Comical”, in The New York Times[1], archived from the original on 26 November 2022:
      The penile mishaps (one involving a bristled toothbrush), severings (one involves hungry ducks) and surgeries cited by Ms. Roach are nothing if not memorable, but her book consistently undermines its own discoveries.
  2. (frequency) constantly; always.
    Synonyms: continually, incessantly; see also Thesaurus:forever

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