1.
Laws, rules, or systems that are ~ cannot be changed or varied, and are therefore considered to be rather severe.
Several colleges in our study have ~ rules about student conduct...
? flexible
ADJ disapproval
~ity
...the ~ity of government policy.
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~ly
The caste system was ~ly 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 ~.
She was a fairly ~ person who had strong religious views...
ADJ disapproval
3.
A ~ substance or object is stiff and does not bend, stretch, or twist easily.
...~ plastic containers...
? flexible
ADJ
~ity
...the strength and ~ity of glass.
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