semiflexible

[ sem-ee-flek-suh-buhl, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

1. moderately or somewhat flexible.

Word History and Origins

Origin of semiflexible¹

First recorded in 1920–25; semi- + flexible

Example Sentences

He fought for passage of the 1954 farm law that substituted semiflexible price supports for the Democrats' rigid supports, but agreed to limit the range of flexibility so that actual supports did not drop much.

From Time Magazine Archive

By this is meant a blank book of a convenient size, with semiflexible or board covers, and of at least forty-eight pages.

From Project Gutenberg

The upper half, semiflexible with jointed arms ending in gloves from which by contorting the shoulders the hands could be withdrawn into the sleeves when not in use.

From Project Gutenberg