rigid

rigid
[[t]rɪ̱ʤɪd[/t]]
1) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) Laws, rules, or systems that are rigid cannot be changed or varied, and are therefore considered to be rather severe.

Several colleges in our study have rigid rules about student conduct...

Hospital routines for nurses are very rigid.

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rigidity [[t]rɪʤɪ̱dɪti[/t]] N-UNCOUNT

...the rigidity of government policy.

rigidly ADV-GRADED ADV with v

The caste system was so rigidly enforced that non-Hindus were not even allowed inside a Hindu house.

2) ADJ-GRADED (disapproval) If you disapprove of someone because you think they are not willing to change their way of thinking or behaving, you can describe them as rigid.

She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views...

My father is very rigid in his thinking.

3) ADJ-GRADED A rigid substance or object is stiff and does not bend, stretch, or twist easily.

...rigid plastic containers...

These plates are fairly rigid.

Derived words:
rigidity N-UNCOUNT

...the strength and rigidity of glass.

4) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n If someone goes rigid, their body becomes very straight and stiff, usually as a result of shock or fear.

I went rigid with shock...

Andrew went rigid when he saw a dog, any dog, anywhere.

Derived words:
rigidly ADV-GRADED ADV after v

She stood rigidly and stared into the room.


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