unspringyadj.
(un- prefix1 1.)
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unspringy1673
non-elastic1728
unelastic1728
inelastic1749
dump1852
irresilient1855
dead1870
wooden1897
unsprung1928
1673 Philos. Trans. 1672 (Royal Soc.) 7 5167 An Un-springy Fluid (which presseth but as a Weight not as a Spring).
1936 Scrutiny 4 398 The new verse moves line by line, the characteristic single line having..an evenly distributed weight—a settled, quite unspringy balance.
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