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inflexible, ironclad, rigid, strong, unalterable, unbending
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
unpliant
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unpliant — adj.; unpliantly, adv.; unpliantness, n. * * * … Universalium
unpliant — adjective Not pliant … Wiktionary
unpliant — a. Stiff, inflexible, rigid, unbending, unyielding … New dictionary of synonyms
unpliant — un·pliant … English syllables
unpliant — /ʌnˈplaɪənt/ (say un pluyuhnt) adjective not pliant –unpliancy, noun …
unpliant — “+ adjective 1. : not pliant 2. : unpliable, obstinate 3. : resistant to use : not easily managed … Useful english dictionary
Rigid — Rig id, a. [L. rigidus, fr. rigere to be stiff or numb: cf. F. rigide. Cf. {Rigor}. ] 1. Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible. [1913 Webster] Upright beams innumerable Of rigid spears. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, not lax or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Set — (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root of E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Setting — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
