Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To inflect; bend; flex or curve inward.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To bend; to cause to become curved; to make crooked; to deflect.
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- verb To
bend ; to cause to becomecurved ; to makecrooked ; todeflect .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He never gave reasons for this persistent refusal, but contented himself by resolutely and inflex - ibly adhering to his determination.
A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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He never gave reasons for this persistent refusal, but contented himself by resolutely and inflex - ibly adhering to his determination.
A Study in Scarlet Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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The man, changing his internal associates, receives by inflex a new order of influence, and passively acts therefrom.
The Two Wives 1847
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Now because of the section 8 the city granted because of projects were closed has cause a new inflex of crime never seen before in my old hood, as well as Park manor, west chesterfield, avalon park, Pill Hill, asburn and north englewood.
First Read - First Read's Column - Articles and Seeds First Read 2010
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Their inflex - ible defpotifm 'iilvolved the moft orthodox of the Greek churches in this fpiritual contagion, de - nied or doubted the validity of their facraments
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1788
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His inflex - ible zeal, which loudly cenfured their luxury and vice, would have attached them to the fla - tions and duties of their parifhes at Rome; and had he not fatally delayed a new promotion* the French cardinals would have been reduced to an helplefs minority in the facred college.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1788
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[(curmudg) 9.5 (eon should be inflex) -10.5 (ible.)]
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[(HOW) -6.6 (ARD\222S interrog) 9.4 (a) 3.4 (tories the old man opposed an inflex) -10.6 (ible silence, nor could)] TJ
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