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inflexible (encz) | inflexible,neflexibilní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
inflexible (encz) | inflexible,neohebný Zdeněk Brož |
inflexible (encz) | inflexible,nepoddajný Zdeněk Brož |
inflexible (encz) | inflexible,nepružný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
inflexible (encz) | inflexible,tvrdošíjný Zdeněk Brož |
Inflexible (gcide) | Inflexible \In*flex"i*ble\, a. [L. inflexiblis: cf. F.
inflexible. See In- not, and Flexible.]
1. Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
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2. Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or
altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable;
stubborn.
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"Inflexibleas steel." --Miltom.
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A man of upright and inflexible temper . . . can
overcome all private fear. --Addison.
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3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable.
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The nature of things is inflexible. --I. Watts.
Syn: -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable;
pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.
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inflexible (wn) | inflexible
adj 1: incapable of change; "a man of inflexible purpose" [ant:
flexible]
2: not making concessions; "took an uncompromising stance in the
peace talks"; "uncompromising honesty" [syn:
uncompromising, sturdy, inflexible] [ant:
compromising, conciliatory, flexible]
3: resistant to being bent; "an inflexible iron bar"; "an
inflexible knife blade"; [ant: flexible, flexile]
4: incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a
rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending
will to dominate" [syn: inflexible, rigid, unbending] |
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inflexibleness (encz) | inflexibleness, n: |
Inflexible (gcide) | Inflexible \In*flex"i*ble\, a. [L. inflexiblis: cf. F.
inflexible. See In- not, and Flexible.]
1. Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
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2. Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or
altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable;
stubborn.
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"Inflexibleas steel." --Miltom.
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A man of upright and inflexible temper . . . can
overcome all private fear. --Addison.
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3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable.
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The nature of things is inflexible. --I. Watts.
Syn: -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable;
pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.
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Inflexibleness (gcide) | Inflexibleness \In*flex"i*ble*ness\, n.
The quality or state of being inflexible; inflexibility;
rigidity; firmness.
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inflexibleness (wn) | inflexibleness
n 1: a lack of physical flexibility [syn: inflexibility,
inflexibleness] [ant: flexibility, flexibleness] |
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