(literal, or, figurative) Lacking elasticity; inflexible, unyielding.
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.
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(economics) Insensitive to changes in price.
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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(US, politics) Resistant to swings during elections; predictable.
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.
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