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inflexible

view main entry for inflexibleadjective  /ɪnˈfleksəb(ə)l/
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inflexibility

  /ɪnˌfleksəˈbɪləti/  noun [uncountable]
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inflexibly

adverb
inflexibly adverbUnlikely or impossible to change: unchanging, firm, rigid, irreversible, invariable, unvarying, final, hard and fast, whatever happens, for goodWords used to describe someone who is stubborn and narrow-minded: stubborn, narrow, conservative, intolerant, narrow-minded, opinionated, inflexible, closed, rigid, bloody-mindedSolid, stiff or hard: solid, stiff, hard, firm, inflexible, rigid, unyielding, packed, rock-hard, impenetrable

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