Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a rigid manner.
  • Stiffly; unpliantly; inflexibly.
  • Severely; strictly; exactingly; without allowance, indulgence, or abatement: as, to judge rigidly; to execute a law rigidly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • verb In a rigid manner; stiffly.

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  • adverb In a rigid manner; stiffly.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb in a rigid manner

Etymologies

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rigid +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Bent over rigidly from the wind, they remained in that position and vibrated monstrously.

    THE PEARLS OF PARLAY 2010

  • As he skims along the wire, his head and neck remain rigidly aligned vertically in contrast to the sinuous side-to-side adjustments of the rest of his body.

    Vazquez Hermanos Circus 2006

  • As he skims along the wire, his head and neck remain rigidly aligned vertically in contrast to the sinuous side-to-side adjustments of the rest of his body.

    Vazquez Hermanos Circus 2006

  • Having by dint of superior experience won through to her side, he towered over her, his expression rigidly controlled, his eyes a chilly blue.

    A Lady of Expectations Laurens, Stephanie 1995

  • Having by dint of superior experience won through to her side, he towered over her, his expression rigidly controlled, his eyes a chilly blue.

    A Lady of Expectations Laurens, Stephanie 1995

  • His expression rigidly controlled, Gervase watched his wife climb the stairs after Hollins.

    Dearly Beloved Putney, Mary Jo 1990

  • Bent over rigidly from the wind, they remained in that position and vibrated monstrously.

    The Pearls of Parlay 1912

  • Were we to view it rigidly from a Christian perspective, we would conclude that Bone’s attraction to Thorn is gravely disordered: Fone Bone ought to have greater respect for himself and for bone women.

    The Vivisection of Bone, Part 1: Romancing the Bone 2007

  • But among those many conclusions was this; the whiniest of those whiny kindergartners grew up to become what these psychologists described as rigidly conservative in all aspects of their lives including their politics.

    Mike Papantonio: The Whiny Republican Support Group 2008

  • If the Church approach is followed, one can simply say that “Hesperus” and “Phosphorus” have the same designation rigidly, hence necessarily, but even so they do not have the same sense.

    Intensional Logic Fitting, Melvin 2007

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