schizophrenically

adverb

Meaning

In a manner characterized by contradictory, erratic, or disconnected behavior, often shifting rapidly between opposing states or policies.

Examples

  • The politician spoke schizophrenically, praising the new tax law in the morning and condemning its effects by the evening.
  • The team played schizophrenically, dominating the first half before collapsing entirely in the second.

Synonyms: erratically, inconsistently, capriciously, bifurcatedly