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Insistent vs Inflexible - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between insistent and inflexible

is that insistent is standing or resting on something while inflexible is not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.

insistent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Standing or resting on something.
  • Urgent in dwelling upon anything; persistent in urging or maintaining.
  • Extorting]] attention or notice; coercively [[stare, staring or prominent; vivid; intense.
  • (ornithology) Standing on end: specifically said of the hind toe of a bird when its base is inserted so high on the shank that only its tip touches the ground: correlated with incumbent.
  • Derived terms

    * insistently

    References

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    inflexible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.
  • Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits; obstinate; stubborn; resolute; determined.
  • Synonyms

    * See also * unflexible

    Antonyms

    * flexible

    References

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