Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-FLEX'I-BLE
IN-FLEX-I-BIL'I-TY, or IN-FLEX'I-BLE-NESSIN-FLEX'I-BLY
IN-FLEX'I-BLE, a. [Fr.; L. inflexibilis.]
- That can not be bent; as, an inflexible oak.
- That will not yield to prayers or arguments; firm in purpose; not to be prevailed on; that can not be turned; as, a man of upright and inflexible temper. – Addison.
- Not to be changed or altered. The nature of things is inflexible. – Watts.
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