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Vinony

inflexible

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈflɛksəbl̩/

adj

Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French inflexible, from Latin īnflexibilis. See also in- + flexible.

  1. Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.
  2. Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
  3. Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances.

    “Being so inflexible, the railway was easy prey to road competition, and the arrival of unregulated lorry transport from farm fields to town centres quickly captured all locally generated business.”