inconsistently-attached
|in-con-sist-ent-ly-at-tached|
/ˌɪnkənˈsɪstəntli əˈtætʃt/
unreliably connected
Etymology
'inconsistently-attached' originates from the combination of 'inconsistent' and 'attached', where 'inconsistent' means 'not consistent' and 'attached' means 'joined or fastened'.
The term 'inconsistently-attached' evolved from the need to describe objects or concepts that are not reliably connected.
Initially, it meant 'not consistently joined', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
describes something that is not consistently or reliably connected or associated.
The parts of the machine were inconsistently-attached, leading to frequent malfunctions.
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