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inflexible

inflexible, unyielding

adjective een-flek-SEE-bleh Rare

Origin: From Latin inflexibilis.

Usage Note

Inflexible is invariable for gender (un juez inflexible / una norma inflexible). It is used both literally (a material that cannot be bent) and figuratively (an uncompromising person or rule). The noun form is inflexibilidad ('inflexibility').

Examples

"La profesora era inflexible con los plazos de entrega."

Natural Translation

The teacher was inflexible about submission deadlines.

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