Definitions for inelastic

inelastic in·e·las·tic

Spelling: [in-i-las-tik]
IPA: /ˌɪn ɪˈlæs tɪk/

Inelastic is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 633 anagrams from letters in inelastic (aceiilnst).

Definitions for inelastic

adjective

  1. not elastic; lacking flexibility or resilience; unyielding.
  2. Economics. relatively unresponsive to changes, as demand when it fails to increase in proportion to a decrease in price. Compare elastic (def 6).

Origin of inelastic

First recorded in 1740-50; in-3 + elastic

Examples for inelastic

His eye was dull, his shoulders drooped, his gait was inelastic.

Sidney could hear her moving about with flat, inelastic steps.

They are inelastic, and it is too soon to judge of the work they are likely to do hereafter.

Were they darker than the shadow cast by the inelastic institution of matrimony?

She looked taller, straighter in form, and no longer drooping and inelastic.

This they use as an inelastic criterion by which to judge the trade unions.

The difficulty is assuming that a lung transplant is "inelastic".

These connecting bands are white, glistening, and inelastic.

Madame Delphine's very step was altered,—nervous and inelastic.

Organised charity was wasteful, inelastic, unsympathetic, often superfluous.

Word Value for inelastic
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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