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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Inflexible \In*flex"i*ble\, 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. ``Inflexibleas steel.'' --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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: inflexible adj 1: extended meanings; incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" [ant: {flexible}] 2: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn: {uncompromising}] [ant: {compromising}] 3: literal meanings; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible knife blade" [ant: {flexible}] 4: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate" [syn: {rigid}, {unbending}]
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