inflexible

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective incapable of change
  2. adjective not making concessions
  3. adjective resistant to being bent

Etymology

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

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