He was a hardened offender, was Shakespeare, against Mr. Tucker's ideal of one single, inelastic, cast-iron signification for every word in the language.
"America To-day, Observations and Reflections"
William Archer
The scherzo-or what is called the scherzo since Beethoven and Schumann-was too heavy, inelastic in its tread, to dispel the blue-devils.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker
He took her to luncheon when they reached the city and in the afternoon she went to a few old familiar shops, felt buoyant, and told herself that she would never consent to live in Philadelphia, as inelastic as brass.
"Melomaniacs"
James Huneker