inflexible
adjective/ɪnˈfleksəbl/
/ɪnˈfleksəbl/
- (disapproving) that cannot be changed or made more suitable for a particular situation synonym rigid
- an inflexible attitude/routine/system
- The rules are too inflexible to allow for human error.
- an inflexible retirement age
Extra Examples- The rules seemed arbitrary and inflexible.
- The seven-year period is not totally inflexible.
- The government has shown an increasingly inflexible attitude to dealing with the problem.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
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- (disapproving) (of people or organizations) unwilling to change their opinions, decisions, etc., or the way they do things
- He's completely inflexible on the subject.
- She's a good teacher, but she can be rather inflexible.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of a material) difficult or impossible to bend synonym stiff opposite flexibleOxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inflexibilis, from in- ‘not’ + flexibilis ‘flexible’.
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