RIGID


Meaning of RIGID in English

■ adjective

1》 unable to bend or be forced out of shape.

↘(of a person) stiff and unmoving.

2》 not able to be changed or adapted.

■ noun a truck which is not articulated.

Derivatives

~ify verb ( ~ifies , ~ifying , ~ified ).

~ity noun

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: from L. ~us , from rigere 'be stiff'.

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