unpliable

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Imperfect and unpliable the language is, but never inexact.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas

I thought I had adroitly escaped the rather unpliable name of "Williams," curtailing your poor daughters to their proper surnames; but it seems you would not let me off so easily.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 Letters 1821-1842 by Lamb, Mary

In vain, anxious to be let off, was I restrained in utterance—cold, unpliable.

From Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story by Simms, William Gilmore

The basenet, or steel-cap, had no visor, and left exposed a broad countenance, with heavy and unpliable features, which announced the character of his temper and understanding.

From The Betrothed by Scott, Walter, Sir

All her life, as it seemed, she had been accustomed to mediate between these two unpliable and stubborn temperaments.

From The Market-Place by Frederic, Harold