INCONSTANTLY

Etymology

Adverb

inconstantly (comparative more inconstantly, superlative most inconstantly)

In an inconstant manner.

Source: Wiktionary


In*con"stant*ly, adv.

Definition: In an inconstant manner.

INCONSTANT

In*con"stant, a. Etym: [L. inconstans: cf. F. inconstant. See In- not, and Constant.]

Definition: Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose, etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; -- said of persons or things; as, inconstant in love or friendship. "The inconstant moon." Shak. While we, inquiring phantoms of a day, Inconstant as the shadows we survey! Boyse.

Syn.

– Mutable; fickle; volatile; unsteady; unstable; changeable; variable; wavering; fluctuating.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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