Inflexible in english
Inflexible
pronunciation: ɪnfleksəbəl part of speech: adjective
pronunciation: ɪnfleksəbəl part of speech: adjective
In gestures
inflexible = inflexible ; uncompromising ; hidebound ; unbending ; uncompromised ; hard-nosed ; tough-minded ; hard and fast ; ironclad [iron-clad] ; unyielding ; adamant.
Example: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.Example: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.Example: This difference between these two types of libraries we shall be well advised to observe though we should not be too hidebound as to the means by which we may secure the end.Example: Warren has stalked the corridors of power and can appear at first sight stern and unbending.Example: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.Example: Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.Example: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.Example: There is no hard and fast answer to this question.Example: A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.Example: The team was recognized for its determination, dedication, and desire to save lives and its unyielding commitment to raising cancer awareness.Example: The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.more:
» norma inflexible = hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule .
Example: As in most other aspects of UDC, there is no hard and fast rule which can be relied upon to predict the occurrence of special auxiliaries. Example: Enslaved by public opinion and the ironclad rules that govern theatrical practice, she must forfeit something to survive. Example: This shows that, in the absence of a steadfast rule on covering the misbehavior of journalists, newspapers inevitably make decisions relative to their own organizational interests.» permanecer inflexible = remain + adamant .
Example: But her words fell on deaf ears: The two employees remained adamant -- either Florence worked overtime too, or they would not.» regla inflexible = hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule .
Example: As in most other aspects of UDC, there is no hard and fast rule which can be relied upon to predict the occurrence of special auxiliaries. Example: Enslaved by public opinion and the ironclad rules that govern theatrical practice, she must forfeit something to survive. Example: This shows that, in the absence of a steadfast rule on covering the misbehavior of journalists, newspapers inevitably make decisions relative to their own organizational interests.