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Definition inflexible in American English

inflexible adjective

adjective
/ɪnˈfleksəb(ə)l/
1

not willing to change your ideas, beliefs, or decisions

Example

the demands of inflexible managers

Example

The courts remained stubbornly inflexible.

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1.1

not easily changed

Example

an inflexible attitude

Example

an inflexible government bureaucracy

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2

stiff and not able to bend

Example

an inflexible plastic tube

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Definition inflexible in American English