unpliable

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The court coteries did not yet venture to assail these unpliable men; and it is a merit in the King that he held a protecting hand over their integrity.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav

These jack-boots were as solid and unpliable as iron, square-toed and clumsy of shape.

From Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) by Earle, Alice Morse

The basenet, or steel-cap, had no visor, and left exposed a broad countenance, with heavy and unpliable features, which announced the character of his temper and understanding.

From The Betrothed by Scott, Walter, Sir

Its furniture was almost entirely of the same date as the house, which means dingy carpets, curtains of harsh and unpliable stuff, and immense catafalques of mahogany in the shape of sideboards, arm-chairs, and beds.

From A Country Gentleman and his Family by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)

Imperfect and unpliable the language is, but never inexact.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Cruttwell, Charles Thomas