rigidly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd.li/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hreyǵ-der. Proto-Italic *rigēō Latin rigeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin rigidusder. Middle English rigide English rigid Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English rigidly From rigid + -ly.
Meanings
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In a rigid manner; stiffly.
What could have been done by such a machine downhill can only be conjectured, for the maximum speed was restricted rigidly to 80 m.p.h.
1952 December, 'Mercury', “Modern French Locomotive Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 804:Even her sex life is rigidly regulated, the liaisons with her married co-worker, Peter (Michael Esper), unfolding with more efficiency than pleasure.
2022 July 28, Jeannette Catsoulis, “‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most rigidly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more rigidly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
hu mereven (in a rigid manner) · nrf rigidement (in a rigid manner) · it rigidamente (in a rigid manner) · fi jäykästi (in a rigid manner) · pt rigidamente (in a rigid manner) · fr rigidement (in a rigid manner) · ca rígidament (in a rigid manner) · es rígidamente (in a rigid manner) · gl rixidamente (in a rigid manner)