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Unwilling or unable to change or bend.

adjective

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inflexible

An inflexible deadline made it difficult to allow for the delayed delivery.
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A temporary assistant gave a categorical refusal to accept any alternative container, declaring that no exception was possible. His inflexible response continued even after a student showed him the procedure permitting suitable substitutes.
From Rules, Habits, and Exceptions.
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