adj. 1. Lacking elasticity; unyielding or unadaptable. See Synonyms at stiff. 2. Economics Of, relating to, or being a good for which changes in price have little effect on the quantity demanded or supplied: the inelastic demand for cigarettes. in′e·las·tici·ty (-ĭ-lă-stĭsĭ-tē) n. |
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