Synonyms for in-flexibly
adv rigidlyRoget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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Word Origin & History
late 14c., "incapable of being bent, physically rigid," also figuratively, "unbending in temper or purpose," from Middle French inflexible and directly from Latin inflexibilis, from inflexus, past participle of inflectere (see inflect). In early 15c. an identical word had an opposite sense, "capable of being swayed or moved," from in- "in, on." Related: Inflexibly.