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inflexible

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in·flex·i·ble  (n-flks-bl)
adj.
1. Not easily bent; stiff or rigid.
2. Incapable of being changed; unalterable.
3. Unyielding in purpose, principle, or temper; immovable.

in·flexi·bili·ty, in·flexi·ble·ness n.
in·flexi·bly adv.
Synonyms: inflexible, inexorable, adamant, obdurate
These adjectives mean not capable of being swayed or diverted from a course. Inflexible implies unyielding adherence to fixed principles or purposes: My boss is inflexible on many issues.
Inexorable implies lack of susceptibility to persuasion: "Cynthia was inexorableshe would have none of him" (Winston Churchill).
It also describes things that are inevitable, relentless, and often severe in effect: "Russia's final hour, it seemed, approached with inexorable certainty" (W. Bruce Lincoln).
Adamant implies imperviousness to pleas or appeals: He is adamant about leaving right now.
Obdurate implies hard, callous resistance to tender feelings: The child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart. See Also Synonyms at stiff.

inflexible
Adjective
1. unwilling to be persuaded; obstinate
2. (of a rule etc.) firmly fixed: inflexible schedules
3. incapable of being bent: inflexible joints
inflexibility n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inflexible - incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose"
flexible - capable of being changed; "flexible schedules"
2.inflexibleinflexible - not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty"
3.inflexible - resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade";
inelastic - not elastic; "economists speak of an inelastic price structure"
flexile, flexible - able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches"
4.inflexibleinflexible - incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"
unadaptable - not adaptable

inflexible
adjective 1. fixed, set, established, rooted, rigid, immovable, unadaptable
adjective 3. stiff, hard, rigid, hardened, taut, inelastic, nonflexible << OPPOSITE pliable
Translations
inflexible [ɪnˈflɛksɪbl] adjinflexible

inflexible [ɪnˈflɛksɪbl] adjinflexible, rigide

inflexible [ɪnˈflɛksɪbl] adjinflexibel;
(rule) → starr

inflexible [ɪnˈflɛksɪbl] adjinflessibile, rigido/a

inflexible
adj inflexible [inˈfleksəbl]
1 (of a person) never yielding or giving way. onbuigbaar غَيْر مَرْن، عَنيد непреклонен nepoddajný ubøjelig; urokkelig unbeugsam άκαμπτος, ανένδοτος inflexible paindumatu نرم نشدنی joustamaton inflexible לא גָמִיש अटल nepokolebljiv hajthatatlan gigih ósveigjanlegur inflessibile 不屈の 완고한 nepalenkiamas, nelankstus nelokāms tidak mungkin luntur onbuigzaam ubøyelig, urokkelig, lite fleksibel nieugięty inflexível inflexibil непреклонный neochvejný neomajen nefleksibilan orubblig, obeveklig ซึ่งไม่ยืดหยุ่น katı, sert 堅定不移的, 不屈的 незламний, непохитний بے لوچ لچک không linh hoạt ,
2 not able to bend. onbuigbaar لا يَلْتَوي، لا يَنْثَني неогъваем neohebný stiv unbiegsam άκαμπτος, αλύγιστος rígido paindumatu غیر قابل انعطاف jäykkä rigide לא כָּפִיף अलचीली nesavitljiv nem hajlékony kaku ósveigjanlegur rigido 曲げられない 구부러지지 않는 nelankstus nesaliecams tidak boleh dibengkokkan onbuigbaar ubøyelig sztywny inflexível rigid негнущийся, негибкий neohybný neupogljiv nesavitljiv oböjlig ซึ่งไม่ผ่อนปรน bükülmez, eğilmez 不可彎曲的 негнучкий جو مڑ نہ سکے không bẻ cong được 不可
adv inˈflexibly
onbuigbaarheid بِدون مُرونَه، بعنادَه неогъваемо neochvějně ubøjeligt; urokkeligt; stift starr άκαμπτα de manera inflexible, inflexiblemente paindumatult تغییر ناپذیری jäykästi inflexiblement בְּנוֹקשוּת अनमनीयता nesavitljivo hajlíthatatlanul secara kaku, gigih ósveigjanlega inlfessibilmente 不屈に 단호히 nelanksčiai, tvirtai nelokāmi; nesaliecami dengan tidak dapat diubah onbuigzaam ubøyelig, urokkelig nieugięcie inflexivelmente (în mod) inflexibil, ferm непреклонно;негибко neochvejne; neohybne neomajno nefleksibilno orubbligt อย่างไม่ยืดหยุ่น bükülmez şekilde 僵硬地 негнучко سخت گیری سے một cách thiếu linh hoạt
n inˌflexiˈbility
onbuigbaarheid عَدم مُرونَه، عَدم الإنثِناء، صَلابَه неогъваемост neoblomnost ubøjelighed; urokkelighed; stivhed die Unbeugsamkeit, die Unbiegsamkeit ακαμψία inflexibilidad paindumatus انعطاف ناپذیری jäykkyys inflexibilité נוֹקשוּת अटलता nesavitljivost hajlíthatatlanság sifat mudah terbakar ósveigjanleiki inflessibilità 不屈 굽힐 수 없음 nelankstumas, nepalenkiamumas nelokāmība tidak boleh diubah onbuigzaamheid urokkelighet, ubøyelighet nieugiętość inflexibilidade inflexibilitate непреклонность;негибкость neochvejnosť; neohybnosť neomajnost nefleksibilnost oböjlighet ความไม่ยืดหยุ่น bükülmezlik 不可彎曲 негнучкість نا ملائمیت tính thiếu linh hoạt 不可


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The emphasis was helped by the speaker's voice, which was inflexible, dry, and dictatorial.
The Emperor was inflexible both to the entreaties of his daughter and the tears of his grand-children, and all that could be obtained of him was that the sentence should be mollified, and changed into a condemnation to be hanged.
By both heredity and environment something of the man's inflexible character had touched the other members of the family; the Lassiter home, though not devoid of domestic affection, was a veritable citadel of duty, and duty--ah, duty is as cruel as death!
 
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