Inflexible meaning

ĭn-flĕk'sə-bəl
Not easily bent; stiff or rigid.
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Incapable of being changed; unalterable.

An inflexible rule.

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Refusing to change one's attitude, purpose, or principles; immovable.

An inflexible disciplinarian.

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Firm in mind or purpose; stubborn; unyielding; unshakable.
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That cannot be changed; fixed; unalterable.

An inflexible rule.

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Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
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Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits; obstinate; stubborn; resolute; determined.
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That cannot be bent or curved; stiff; rigid.
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Origin of inflexible

  • From Middle French inflexible, from Latin inflexibilis. See also in- +‎ flexible.
    From Wiktionary

Inflexible Sentence Examples

  • Richelieu's foreign policy:was as inflexible as his home policy.

  • The Inflexible weighed soon after 8 A.M.

  • For the characteristics of these ships and of the " Lord Nelson " and "Inflexible " see 24.897.

  • Diocletian, having been informed of this conduct, sent for him and earnestly remonstrated with him, but, finding him inflexible, ordered him to be bound to a stake and shot to death.

  • What the Three Sermons sought to find written small within - a law of inflexible justice or righteousness - part i.

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