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inflexible

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Unwilling or unable to change or bend.

An inflexible deadline made it difficult to allow for the delayed delivery.

Dictionary practice example.

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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