All 5 Uses of
inconsistent
in
The Idiot
- "It's nothing, it's nothing!" said the prince, and again he wore the smile which was so inconsistent with the circumstances.†
Chpt 1.10 *
- There was dignity, a great deal of dignity, about him, and it was so inconsistent with the look of him that, I assure you, it was quite comical.†
Chpt 3.6
- It would have been inconsistent with her character if in these visits she had been pursuing a chimera; her project was not chimerical at all; she was building on a firm basis—on her knowledge of the character of the Epanchin family, especially Aglaya, whom she studied closely.†
Chpt 4.1
- It was so unlike his usual timid self-constraint; so inconsistent with his usual taste and tact, and with his instinctive feeling for the higher proprieties.†
Chpt 4.7
- With this resolve firmly impressed upon her mind, she awoke next day; but during the morning, after her early lunch, she fell into a condition of remarkable inconsistency.†
Chpt 4.7
Definition:
not the same in different parts or at different times
or:
not in agreement [with something else]
or:
not in agreement [with something else]