1. the quality of being unwilling to change or compromise
2. the quality of being physically stiff and unable to bend

Examples

• The manager’s inflexibility made it difficult to negotiate new policies.
• His inflexibility in scheduling caused problems for the entire team.
• The inflexibility of the old rules prevented necessary changes.
• The material’s inflexibility made it unsuitable for the project.
• Her inflexibility on this issue surprised everyone.
• The inflexibility of the metal caused it to break under pressure.
• The company’s inflexibility led to lost customers.