Both Uses of "inflexible" in "Skellig"

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Both Uses

inflexible
in
Skellig
(Edited)

The process by which the bone hardens, becomes inflexible.
Chpt 20

inflexible = not bendable or adaptable
"It is linked to another process," she said, "by which the mind too, becomes inflexible."
Chpt 20 *

inflexible = not flexible (not adaptable)

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(1) (inflexible)
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
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)