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

Her very lips were stiff and unpliable with the force of the blood which rushed to her head.

From Ruth by Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn

Some method of training must be chosen in which renewals may be made rather frequently from the ground so that if the trunks become large, clumsy and unpliable, a more manageable trunk can be trained.

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

How grotesque her features were, so hard and unpliable seemed her flesh.

From The Land of Look Behind by Brown, Paul Cameron

It must be observed that the formal and unpliable nature of the Roman cult made it quite unable to meet the requirements of advancing enlightenment.

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