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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 it mean if a rule is too inflexible?

   • (disapproving) that cannot be changed or made more suitable for a particular situation synonym rigid The rules are too inflexible to allow for human error. Want to learn more? (disapproving) (of people or organizations) unwilling to change their opinions, decisions, etc., or the way they do things He's completely inflexible on the subject.

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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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   Inflexible means fixed and unable or unwilling to change, especially of opinions and rules. Learn more about its usage, pronunciation, and translations in different languages.

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     ( especially of opinions and rules) fixed and unable or...

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     INFLEXIBLE translate: （尤指意見和規則）不可改變的，不願變更的. Learn more in...

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     INFLEXIBLE translate: （尤指意见和规则）不可改变的，不愿变更的. Learn more in...

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   inflexible. /ɪnˈflɛksəbəl/ /ɪnˈflɛksɪbəl/ IPA guide. 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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