Meanings
comparative more rigidly · superlative most rigidly
- In a rigid manner; stiffly.
What could have been done by such a machine downhill can only be conjectured, for the maximum speed was restricted rigidly to 80 m.p.h.
1952 December, 'Mercury', “Modern French Locomotive Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 8041 more example
Even her sex life is rigidly regulated, the liaisons with her married co-worker, Peter (Michael Esper), unfolding with more efficiency than pleasure.
2022 July 28, Jeannette Catsoulis, “‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*Hreyǵ-
- Proto-Italic*rigēō
- Latinrigeō
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Latinrigidus
- Middle Englishrigide
- Englishrigid
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishrigidly
Translations
Catalan rígidament
- rígidamentin a rigid manner
Finnish jäykästi
- jäykästiin a rigid manner
French rigidement
- rigidementin a rigid manner
Hungarian mereven
- merevenin a rigid manner
Italian rigidamente
- rigidamentein a rigid manner
Portuguese rigidamente
- rigidamentein a rigid manner
Spanish rígidamente
- rígidamentein a rigid manner
Cite this entry
rigidly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigidly
“rigidly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigidly. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rigidly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigidly.
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