 inflexible |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] extended meanings; incapable of change | |
| Examples: | "a man of inflexible purpose" |
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| Related terms: | flexible adamant hard-core ironclad fossilized fossilised hard-core flinty die-hard | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | |
| Synonyms: | rigid unbending | |
| Examples: | "a rigid disciplinarian" "an inflexible law" "an unbending will to dominate" |
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| Related terms: | unadaptable | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] not making concessions | |
| Synonyms: | uncompromising | |
| Examples: | "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks" "uncompromising honesty" |
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| Related terms: | compromising hard-line hard-line unyielding | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] literal meanings | |
| Examples: | "an inflexible iron bar" "an inflexible knife blade" |
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| Related terms: | flexible rigid stiffened stiff semirigid stand-up muscle-bound inelastic | |
| Similar spelling: |
inflexibly inflexion inflexibility inflatable inflect inflectional inflected infallible in_full inflection inflammable |
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