Both Uses of
inflexible
in
Childhood's End
- Most of the effect really resided in the eyes: the inflexible, lipless mouth scarcely moved at all.†
Chpt 14 *inflexible = not bendable or adaptable
- Towards them he felt a grcat humility, as well as admiration for the inflexible patience that had kept them waiting here so long.†
Chpt 23
Definition:
not bendable or adaptable
in 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