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Synonyms for inelastic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : in-i-las-tik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn ɪˈlæs tɪk |
Définition of inelastic
Origin :- 1748, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + elastic. Figurative use attested by 1867.
- adj unflexible
- Sidney could hear her moving about with flat, inelastic steps.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- She looked taller, straighter in form, and no longer drooping and inelastic.
- Extract from : « Shoulder-Straps » by Henry Morford
- Were they darker than the shadow cast by the inelastic institution of matrimony?
- Extract from : « Cytherea » by Joseph Hergesheimer
- These connecting bands are white, glistening, and inelastic.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Anatomy, Physiology, and Hygiene (Revised Edition) » by Calvin Cutter
- Organised charity was wasteful, inelastic, unsympathetic, often superfluous.
- Extract from : « The Secret of the League » by Ernest Bramah
- His eye was dull, his shoulders drooped, his gait was inelastic.
- Extract from : « The Blazed Trail » by Stewart Edward White
- This they use as an inelastic criterion by which to judge the trade unions.
- Extract from : « The Great Steel Strike and its Lessons » by William Z. Foster
- They are inelastic, and it is too soon to judge of the work they are likely to do hereafter.
- Extract from : « British Manufacturing Industries » by L. Arnoux
- Madame Delphine's very step was altered,—nervous and inelastic.
- Extract from : « Madame Delphine » by George W. Cable
- For them is the inelastic, or but slightly elastic, movement of things.
- Extract from : « Ceres' Runaway » by Alice Meynell
Antonyms for inelastic
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