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immalleable, a. rare.|ɪˈmæliːəb(ə)l, ɪmm-|
[f. im-2 + malleable.]
Not malleable; incapable of being hammered out; unyielding (to force).
1675Boyle Mech. Orig. Corrosiveness Exp. xi. 24 It [aqua-fortis] quickly frets the parts assunder, and reduces it [tin] to an immalleable substance. 1682Mem. Sir E. Godfrey 79 (T.) How immalleable does it render their stony natures to the force of all humane impressions. 1876Jevons Logic Prim. 19 When it cannot be so hammered out, it might be called immalleable; but..we generally call such a piece of metal brittle. |