English

Adjective

inelastic ‎(comparative more inelastic, superlative most inelastic)

1. 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.

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• elasticin, sciential