INFLEXIBLE


Meaning of INFLEXIBLE in English

in ‧ flex ‧ i ‧ ble AC /ɪnˈfleksəb ə l, ɪnˈfleksɪb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ flexibility ≠ ↑ inflexibility ; adverb : ↑ flexibly ≠ ↑ inflexibly ; adjective : ↑ flexible ≠ ↑ inflexible ]

1 . unwilling to make even the slightest change in your attitudes, plans etc OPP flexible :

inflexible attitudes towards change

2 . inflexible rules, arrangements etc are impossible to change OPP flexible :

This approach is too inflexible and too costly.

3 . inflexible material is stiff and will not bend OPP flexible

—inflexibly adverb

—inflexibility /ɪnˌfleksəˈbɪləti, ɪnˌfleksɪˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.