Inflexibly
adverb
In a way that is not able to be changed or adapted.
They adhered inflexibly to their principles.
Often appears as...
- stick inflexibly
- adhere inflexibly
adverb
In a manner showing an unwillingness to change an opinion or decision.
She inflexibly refused to reconsider her decision.
Often appears as...
- refuse inflexibly
- insist inflexibly
Usage tips
Disapproving
adverb
In a way that is not able to be changed or adapted.
They adhered inflexibly to their principles.
Often appears as...
- stick inflexibly
- adhere inflexibly
adverb
In a manner showing an unwillingness to change an opinion or decision.
She inflexibly refused to reconsider her decision.
Often appears as...
- refuse inflexibly
- insist inflexibly
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Resistance to Change
Used when someone or something doesn't adapt to new circumstances or ideas.
The company operates inflexibly, hindering innovation.
Pro Tip 2/3Strict Adherence
Shows strict following of rules or routines without exception.
The teacher applies the rules inflexibly, allowing no exceptions.
Pro Tip 3/3Lack of Compromise
Indicates a stance where no middle ground is accepted in discussions or negotiations.
Negotiations failed because both sides acted inflexibly.
Pro Tip 1/3Resistance to Change
Used when someone or something doesn't adapt to new circumstances or ideas.
The company operates inflexibly, hindering innovation.
Pro Tip 2/3Strict Adherence
Shows strict following of rules or routines without exception.
The teacher applies the rules inflexibly, allowing no exceptions.
Pro Tip 3/3Lack of Compromise
Indicates a stance where no middle ground is accepted in discussions or negotiations.
Negotiations failed because both sides acted inflexibly.
Pro Tip 1/3Resistance to Change
Used when someone or something doesn't adapt to new circumstances or ideas.
The company operates inflexibly, hindering innovation.
Pro Tip 2/3Strict Adherence
Shows strict following of rules or routines without exception.
The teacher applies the rules inflexibly, allowing no exceptions.
Pro Tip 3/3Lack of Compromise
Indicates a stance where no middle ground is accepted in discussions or negotiations.
Negotiations failed because both sides acted inflexibly.
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Quote examples
Ivan Turgenev
Russian Novelist
In the end, nature is inexorable: it has no reason to hurry and, sooner or later, it takes what belongs to it. Unconsciously and inflexibly obedient to its own laws, it doesn't know art, just as it doesn't know freedom, just as it doesn't know goodness.
Quote examples
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
American Politician
I formed, in early life, two purposes to which I have inflexibly adhered, under some very strong pressure from warm personal friends. They were, first, never to be a second in a duel; and, second, never to go security for another man's debts.
Quote examples
Paul Theroux
American Novelist
Many small towns I know in Maine are as tight-knit and interdependent as those I associate with rural communities in India or China; with deep roots and old loyalties, skeptical of authority, they are proud and inflexibly territorial.
Quote examples
Ivan Turgenev
Russian Novelist
In the end, nature is inexorable: it has no reason to hurry and, sooner or later, it takes what belongs to it. Unconsciously and inflexibly obedient to its own laws, it doesn't know art, just as it doesn't know freedom, just as it doesn't know goodness.
Quote examples
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II
American Politician
I formed, in early life, two purposes to which I have inflexibly adhered, under some very strong pressure from warm personal friends. They were, first, never to be a second in a duel; and, second, never to go security for another man's debts.
Quote examples
Paul Theroux
American Novelist
Many small towns I know in Maine are as tight-knit and interdependent as those I associate with rural communities in India or China; with deep roots and old loyalties, skeptical of authority, they are proud and inflexibly territorial.
Example 1 of 3
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