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Example:The rigid stance on moral issues prevented him from being persuasive.

Definition:Very stiff, not easily bent or changed, lacking in flexibility. Describing someone who is inflexible or unyielding.

Example:The inflexible regulation was a barrier to business innovation.

Definition:Not able to be bent, changed, or easily modified, stubbornly holding to a rigid attitude. Describing someone who is unchanging and unyielding.