'inflexibly-shaped' originates from the combination of 'inflexible' and 'shaped'. 'Inflexible' comes from Latin 'inflexibilis', where 'in-' meant 'not' and 'flexibilis' meant 'capable of being bent'.

'Inflexible' changed from the Latin word 'inflexibilis' and eventually became the modern English word 'inflexible'.

Initially, 'inflexible' meant 'not capable of being bent', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.