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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