INFLEXIBLE


Meaning of INFLEXIBLE in English

(ˈ)in, ən+ adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from Latin inflexibilis, from in- in- (I) + flexibilis flexible — more at flexible

1. : not capable of being bent : rigid

2. : firm in will or purpose : unyielding , inexorable

a man of upright and inflexible temper — Joseph Addison

inflexible purpose

3. : incapable of change : unalterable , immutable

arbitrary and inflexible rulings of bureaucracy — Edward Shils

Synonyms: see stiff

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.