inflexible
pronunciation
How to pronounce inflexible in British English:
UK [ɪnˈfleksəbl]
How to pronounce inflexible in American English:
US [ɪnˈfleksəbl]
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- Adjective:
- extended meanings; incapable of change
- not making concessions
- literal meanings
- incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances
Word Origin
- inflexible (adj.)
- late 14c., "incapable of being bent, physically rigid," also figuratively, "unbending in temper or purpose," from Middle French inflexible and directly from Latin inflexibilis, from inflexus, past participle of inflectere (see inflect). In early 15c. an identical word had an opposite sense, "capable of being swayed or moved," from in- "in, on." Related: Inflexibly.
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Example
- 1. The public description of the meeting leaves the reader with a one-dimensional impression of the north koreans as inflexible .
- 2. Countries are at least paying lip-service to that , with france vowing to act within eu rules even if it attacks brussels for being too inflexible .
- 3. Mr jobs had a reputation as a control freak , and his critics complained that the products and systems he designed were closed and inflexible , in the name of greater ease of use .
- 4. Growth slowed from the 1980s , and the system was too inflexible to adjust .
- 5. Because governments are less representative and more inflexible , they can get less done .