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inflexible

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  1. stiff                 
 
in.flex.i.ble \(')in-'flek-s*-b*l\ \-ble-\ aj [ME, fr. L inflexibilis, fr. 
   in- + flexibilis flexible] 1: not capable of being bent : RIGID  2: firm in 
   will or purpose : UNYIELDING  3: incapable of change : UNALTERABLE plies 
   rigid adherence or even slavish conformity to principle; INEXORABLE implies 
   relentlessness of purpose or esp. when applied to things inevitableness; 
   OBDURATE stresses hardness of heart and insensitivity to appeals for mercy 
   or the influence of divine grace; ADAMANT implies utter immovability in the 
   face of all temptation or entreaty - in.flex.i.ble.ness n SYN syn 
   INEXORABLE, OBDURATE, ADAMANT: INFLEXIBLE im