unelastic

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adjective

lacking elasticity; inflexible, unyielding

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adjectiveunelastic (comparative more unelastic, superlative most unelastic)

comparative more unelastic · superlative most unelastic

  1. lacking elasticity; inflexible, unyielding

    Synonyms: inelastic, inflexible

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivelacking elasticity; inflexible, unyielding

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Frenchélastique
  9. Englishelastic
  10. Englishunelastic

From un- + elastic.

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APA

unelastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unelastic

MLA

“unelastic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unelastic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unelastic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unelastic.

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