inconstant
adjective
in·con·stant
(ˌ)in-ˈkän(t)-stənt 
: likely to change frequently without apparent or cogent reason
inconstantly
adverb
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Examples of inconstant in a Sentence
the inconstant nature of the business
our windjammer sailed wherever the inconstant winds took us
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The key finding is that as the distance grows greater, the coupling stops growing, and the inconstant constant becomes constant once more.
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Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Energy experts have been warning that electricity is likely to get more expensive and less reliable unless renewable power that waxes and wanes under inconstant sunlight and wind is backed up by generators that can run whenever needed.
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In March, Johnson ordered the first national lockdown, caught COVID, and later spent three nights in the I.C.U. For months, the country staggered from one set of restrictions to the next—a reflection of Johnson’s inconstant attitude toward the virus.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
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Stanley J. Brodsky, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Energy experts have been warning that electricity is likely to get more expensive and less reliable unless renewable power that waxes and wanes under inconstant sunlight and wind is backed up by generators that can run whenever needed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
In March, Johnson ordered the first national lockdown, caught COVID, and later spent three nights in the I.C.U. For months, the country staggered from one set of restrictions to the next—a reflection of Johnson’s inconstant attitude toward the virus.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024
Song as a different kind of time, as heroin became her own inconstant clock.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Inconstant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inconstant. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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inconstant
adjective
in·con·stant
(ˈ)in-ˈkän(t)-stənt
: likely to change frequently without apparent reason : changeable
Medical Definition
inconstant
adjective
in·con·stant
ˈin-ˈkän(t)-stənt
: not always present
an inconstant muscle
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