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inflexible — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  • inflexible adj Unable to bend or be physically altered in shape.
  • ruthless adj Showing no pity or mercy; willing to act harshly to get what one wants.
  • stiff adjective Rigid; not easily bent or moved.
  • unyielding adjective Refusing to give in, bend, or change; firm.

Senses

inflexible is used for these senses in English:

  • dour Unyielding and obstinate.
  • ruthless Without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless.
  • stiff (of an, object) Rigid; hard to bend; inflexible.
  • stiff (figurative, of, _, policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.
  • undownable (rare) Invincible; which cannot be brought down or overcome.
  • unyielding Not giving in; not bending; stubborn.

dour — full definition

  1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
  2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

inflexible — full definition

  1. adj Unable to bend or be physically altered in shape.
  2. adj Unwilling to change one's opinions, plans, or ways of doing things.

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