Meaning
inflexible, unbending
- unwilling to change opinions, rules, or decisions; rigid, stern
- physically rigid or resistant to bending (formal/literary)
In a sentence
Il professore è inflessibile riguardo alla puntualità degli studenti.
The teacher is inflexible about students' punctuality.
Perché ti mostri sempre così inflessibile su questa regola?
Why do you always show yourself to be so rigid about this rule?
La commissione non è stata affatto inflessibile con i candidati.
The committee was not inflexible at all with the candidates.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| inflessibile | masculine · singular |
| inflessibile | feminine · singular |
| inflessibili | masculine · plural |
| inflessibili | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable in the singular: ends in '-e' for both masculine and feminine ('-i' in the plural).
- Applied to people, principles, or attitudes ('un giudice inflessibile').