All 4 Uses of
inflexible
in
Atlas Shrugged
- Her face was made of angular planes, the shape of her mouth clear-cut, a sensual mouth held closed with inflexible precision.†
Chpt 1.1 *
- She smiled defiantly, not letting herself know the full meaning of her smile, knowing only that it was the sharpest blow she could strike at his inflexible face.†
Chpt 1.8
- The course was hard to trace: the gaunt figure on the edge of the desk was erect, the cold blue eyes showed nothing but the intensity of a glance fixed upon a great distance, only the inflexible mouth betrayed a line drawn by pain.†
Chpt 2.3
- The military march boomed through the silence with the inflexible gaiety of a grinning skull.†
Chpt 3.8
Definition:
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(inflexible) not bendable or adaptablein various senses, including:
- not willing to compromise or make concessions -- as when a boss says "Do it my way or you're fired."
- not able to adjust well to different conditions -- as of a schedule that cannot be changed
- not easily bent without physical damage or injury -- as of brittle steel or person with stiff joints