Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

consistently

/kənˈsɪstəntli/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: con-sis-tent-ly
IPA: /kənˈsɪstəntli/

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a consistent manner.

adv

constantly; always.

Example Sentences

"Thus from October 1 the French National Railways made a number of changes in their services and consistently in the direction of higher speeds."
"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English consistent Middle English -ly English -ly English consistently From consistent + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more consistently (comparative) most consistently (superlative)

Synonyms

compliantly invariably uniformly accordantly accordingly agreeably appropriately becomingly conformably consistently duly fitly

Rhymes With

persistently insistently

Questions

How do you pronounce consistently?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˈsɪstəntli/.
What does consistently mean?: In a consistent manner.
Where does consistently come from?: Etymology tree English consistent Middle English -ly English -ly English consistently From consistent + -ly.

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