Inflexible Meaning
/ɪnˈflɛksəbl̩/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjNot flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.
adjNot willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
Sentence Examples
The rule is utterly inflexible.
I think Tom is inflexible.
Don't you think you're being a little inflexible here?
CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher was ____ and never changed the rules for anyone in class.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The boss was very ____ and refused to change the meeting time, even for an emergency.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Middle French inflexible, from Latin īnflexibilis. See also in- + flexible.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2020 November 18, Howard Johnston, “The missing 'Lincs' and the sole survivor”, in Rail, page 58:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The teacher was ____ and never changed the rules for anyone in class.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The boss was very ____ and refused to change the meeting time, even for an emergency.