Both Uses of
inflexible
in
Skellig
- The process by which the bone hardens, becomes inflexible.
Chpt 20inflexible = 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)
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