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| 1. | [ adjective ] incapable of or resistant to bending | |
| Synonyms: | stiff | |
| Examples: | "a rigid strip of metal" "a table made of rigid plastic" "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker" |
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| Related terms: | inflexible | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] incapable of compromise or flexibility | |
| Synonyms: | strict | |
| Related terms: | intolerant | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances | |
| Synonyms: | unbending inflexible | |
| Examples: | "a rigid disciplinarian" "an inflexible law" "an unbending will to dominate" |
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| Related terms: | unadaptable | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] fixed and unmoving | |
| Synonyms: | fixed set | |
| Examples: | "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare" "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien "a face rigid with pain" |
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| Related terms: | nonmoving | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (aeronautics) designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure | |
| Related terms: | nonrigid aeronautics semirigid | |
| Similar spelling: |
rigged |
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