transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪdʒɪd ]
1.
Laws, rules, or systems that are rigid cannot be changed or varied, and are therefore considered to be rather severe.
Several colleges in our study have rigid rules about student conduct...
≠ flexible
ADJ [ disapproval ]
• ri‧gid‧ity
...the rigidity of government policy.
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• rig‧id‧ly
The caste system was rigidly enforced.
ADV : ADV with v
2.
If you disapprove of someone because you think they are not willing to change their way of thinking or behaving, you can describe them as rigid .
She was a fairly rigid person who had strong religious views...
ADJ [ disapproval ]
3.
A rigid substance or object is stiff and does not bend, stretch, or twist easily.
...rigid plastic containers...
≠ flexible
ADJ
• ri‧gid‧ity
...the strength and rigidity of glass.
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