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English Dictionary: inflexible	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for inflexible
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inflexible adj incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" [ant: flexible] not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" Synonym(s): uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible Antonym(s): compromising, conciliatory, flexible resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade"; Antonym(s): flexible, flexile incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" Synonym(s): inflexible, rigid, unbending
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inflexible \Inflex"ible\, a. [L. inflexiblis: cf. F. inflexible. See {In-} not, and {Flexible}.] 1. Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding. 2. Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable; stubborn. [bd]Inflexibleas steel.[b8] --Miltom. Amanof upright and inflexibletemper . . . can overcome all private fear. --Addison. 3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable. The nature of things is inflexible. --I. Watts. Syn: -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable; pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.