INFLEXIBLY

inflexibly

(adverb) in an inflexible manner; “‘You will--because you must!,’ Madam told her inflexibly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

inflexibly (comparative more inflexibly, superlative most inflexibly)

With a firmness that resists all importunity or persuasion; in an inflexible, unyielding or immovable manner; relentlessly.

Antonyms

• flexibly

Source: Wiktionary

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In*flex"i*bly, adv.

Definition: In an inflexible manner.

INFLEXIBLE

In*flex"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. inflexiblis: cf. F. inflexible. See In- not, and Flexible.]

1. Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

2. Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable; stubborn. "Inflexibleas steel." Miltom. Amanof upright and inflexibletemper . . . can overcome all private fear. Addison.

3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable. The nature of things is inflexible. I. Watts.

Syn.

– -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable; pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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