Meaning & use
Inflexible
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Not able to be bent or altered; unwilling to change one's opinions or behavior.
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The steel rod remained inflexible under the pressure.
Her inflexible attitude made negotiations difficult.
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"Inflexible" can describe both physical materials that won't bend and people or rules that refuse to adapt.
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