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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (4)

1. incapable of change;
- Example: "a man of inflexible purpose"

2. not making concessions;
- Example: "took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks"
- Example: "uncompromising honesty"
[syn: uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible]

3. resistant to being bent;
- Example: "an inflexible iron bar"
- Example: "an inflexible knife blade";

4. incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances;
- Example: "a rigid disciplinarian"
- Example: "an inflexible law"
- Example: "an unbending will to dominate"
[syn: inflexible, rigid, unbending]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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   2. Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or
      altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable;
      stubborn.
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            "Inflexibleas steel."                 --Miltom.
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            A man of upright and inflexible temper . . . can
            overcome all private fear.            --Addison.
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   3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable.
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            The nature of things is inflexible.   --I. Watts.

   Syn: -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable;
        pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

inflexible
    adj 1: 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, sturdy, inflexible] [ant:
       compromising, conciliatory, flexible]
    3: resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an
       inflexible knife blade"; [ant: flexible, flexile]
    4: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a
       rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending
       will to dominate" [syn: inflexible, rigid, unbending]