rigid
21rigid — adj. 1 not able/willing to change VERBS ▪ appear, be, seem ▪ become, grow ▪ He grew even more rigid and uncompromising as he got older. ADVERB …
22rigid — rig|id [ rıdʒıd ] adjective ** ▸ 1 not easy to change ▸ 2 done in a strict way ▸ 3 difficult to bend ▸ 4 not willing to change ▸ 5 unable to move 1. ) not easily changed: a rigid class system 2. ) done or applied in a strict and unreasonable way …
23rigid */*/ — UK [ˈrɪdʒɪd] / US adjective 1) not easily changed a rigid class system 2) done or applied in a strict and unreasonable way rigid control over behaviour rigid discipline 3) stiff, hard, and difficult to bend or move The door is made from… …
24rigid — rigidity, rigidness, n. rigidly, adv. /rij id/, adj. 1. stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal. 2. firmly fixed or set. 3. inflexible, strict, or severe: a rigid disciplinarian; rigid rules of social behavior. 4 …
25rigid — /ˈrɪdʒəd / (say rijuhd) adjective 1. stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard. 2. firmly fixed, set, or not moving. 3. inflexible, strict, or severe: a rigid discipline; a rigid disciplinarian. 4. rigorously strict regarding opinion or… …
26rigid — adj. rigid about, on (rigid on points of procedure) * * * [ rɪdʒɪd] on (rigid on points of procedure) rigid about …
27rigid — adjective 1) a rigid container Syn: stiff, hard, firm, inflexible, unbending, unyielding, inelastic Ant: flexible 2) a rigid routine Syn: fixed …
28rigid — adjective 1) a rigid container Syn: stiff, hard, firm, inflexible, unbending, unyielding 2) a rigid routine Syn: fixed, set, firm, inflexible, invariable …
29rigid — rig•id [[t]ˈrɪdʒ ɪd[/t]] adj. 1) stiff; unyielding; not pliant: a rigid strip of metal[/ex] 2) firmly fixed or set 3) strict; severe: rigid rules[/ex] 4) exacting; rigorous: a rigid examination[/ex] 5) mec phs Mech. of or pertaining to a body in… …
30rigid — adj. 1 not flexible; that cannot be bent (a rigid frame). 2 (of a person, conduct, etc.) inflexible, unbending, strict, harsh, punctilious (a rigid disciplinarian; rigid economy). Derivatives: rigidity n. rigidly adv. rigidness n. Etymology: F… …
