rigidly

Variant of rigid

rigid definition

rigid (rij′id)

adjective

  1. not bending or flexible; stiff and hard a rigid metal girder
  2. not moving; set
  3. severe; strict; exacting a rigid taskmaster
    1. not deviating; rigorous rigid regulations
    2. precise; exact rigid specifications
  5. Aeron. having a rigid framework that encloses containers for the gas: said of an airship

Etymology: L rigidus < rigere, to be stiff, numb < IE base *(s)rig-, cold > frigid

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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