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adjectiverigored (not comparable)
- not comparablemedicineExhibiting rigor mortis.
It is not uncommon for drowning victims to have marine vegetation clenched in fully rigored fists when their bodies are recovered […]
2010, Joseph A. Prahlow, Forensic Pathology for Police, Death Investigators, Attorneys, and Forensic Scientists1 more example
You respond to a home where an 85-year-old male apparently died in his sleep during the night. The body is cool to the touch, mottled, and rigored.
2008, Will Chapleau, Melissa Alexander, Barron's EMT: Emergency Medical Technician Exam, page 39
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rigored,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rigored.
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