Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Inflexible"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or
altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable;
stubborn.
``Inflexibleas steel.'' --Miltom.
Amanof upright and inflexibletemper . . . can
overcome all private fear. --Addison.
3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable.
The nature of things is inflexible. --I. Watts.
Syn: -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable;
pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
inflexible
adj 1: extended meanings; 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}]
[ant: {compromising}]
3: literal meanings; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an inflexible
knife blade" [ant: {flexible}]
4: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a
rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending
will to dominate" [syn: {rigid}, {unbending}]
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