English
Etymology
negative in- + elastic
Pronunciation
(US) IPA: /�ɪn��læstɪk/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æstɪk|-æstɪk
Adjective
inelastic
- lacking elasticity; inflexible, unyielding
#*1852, Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Blithedale Romance
#*:He spoke languidly, and only those few words, like a watch with an inelastic spring, that just ticks a moment or two and stops again.
#*1913, Winston Churchill, The Inside Of The Cup
#*:I cannot believe that Christ himself intended that his religion should be so inelastic, so hard and fast, so cruel as you imply.
fa:inelastic
io:inelastic
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zh:inelastic
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