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   inflexible

   /ɪnˈflɛksɪbl/

   adjective

   • 1. unwilling to change or compromise: "once she had made up her mind, she was inflexible" Similar stubbornobstinateobdurateintractableintransigentunbendingimmovableinexorableunadaptableunaccommodatinghideboundset in one's waysblinkeredsingle-mindedpig-headedmulishuncompromisingdoggedadamantfirmresolutediehardsteelyiron-willeddyed-in-the-woolformal:refractoryOpposite flexibleaccommodating
   • ▪ not able to be changed or adapted to particular circumstances: "inflexible rules" Similar unalterableunchangeableunvaryingunwaveringunshakeableentrenchedfirmfixedsetestablishedhard and fastuncompromisingstringentrigorousstrictsevereinexorableimmutableOpposite flexible
   • 2. not able to be bent; stiff: "heavy inflexible armour" Similar rigidstiffnon-flexibleunyieldingunbendingunbendabletauthardfirminelasticrare:impliableunmalleableOpposite flexiblepliable

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin inflexibilis, from in- ‘not’ + flexibilis ‘flexible’.

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   • 1. inflexibly adverb

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   What does inflexible mean?

   • Get a quick, free translation! INFLEXIBLE definition: 1. (especially of opinions and rules) fixed and unable or unwilling to change: 2. (especially of…. Learn more.

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   What makes a person inflexible?

   • Something inflexible does not bend easily. A stiff back can make you inflexible, or unable to fold over and touch your toes. A really busy schedule can make you inflexible or unable to bend or accommodate your plans for others.

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   What is the difference between inflexible and relentless?

   • Inflexible means unbending, adhering undeviatingly to a set plan, purpose, or the like: inflexible in interpretation of rules; an inflexible will. Relentless suggests so pitiless and unremitting a pursuit of purpose as to convey a sense of inevitableness: as relentless as the passing of time.

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   Do inflexible materials bend easily?

   • Inflexible materials do not bend easily. (Definition of inflexible from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) （尤指意見和規則）不可改變的，不願變更的… （尤指意见和规则）不可改变的，不愿变更的… inflexible, rígido… inflexível… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! INFLEXIBLE definition: 1.

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     INFLEXIBLE meaning: 1. (especially of opinions and rules)...

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   • Inflexible: French Translation

     INFLEXIBLE translate: inflexible, rigide. Learn more in the...

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     INFLEXIBLE translate: жесткий, непоколебимый , негнущийся ....

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   The meaning of INFLEXIBLE is not flexible. How to use inflexible in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Inflexible.

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   Inflexible means unbending, adhering undeviatingly to a set plan, purpose, or the like: inflexible in interpretation of rules; an inflexible will. Relentless suggests so pitiless and unremitting a pursuit of purpose as to convey a sense of inevitableness: as relentless as the passing of time.

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   If you say that someone is inflexible, you are criticizing them because they refuse to change their mind or alter their way of doing things. [ disapproval ] His opponents viewed him as stubborn, dogmatic, and inflexible.

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   1. Not easily bent; stiff or rigid. See stiff. 2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable: an inflexible rule. 3. Refusing to change one's attitude, purpose, or principles; immovable: an inflexible disciplinarian. in·flex′i·bil′i·ty, in·flex′i·ble·ness n.

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   Definitions of inflexible. adjective. resistant to being bent. “an inflexible iron bar” “an inflexible knife blade” synonyms: inelastic. not elastic. muscle-bound. having stiff muscles as the result of excessive exercise. rigid, stiff. incapable of or resistant to bending. semirigid. not fully rigid. see more. adjective. incapable of change.

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