rigored en · ADJ
Etymology
From rigor + -ed.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Exhibiting rigor mortis.
It is not uncommon for drowning victims to have marine vegetation clenched in fully rigored fists when their bodies are recovered […]
2010, Joseph A. Prahlow, Forensic Pathology for Police, Death Investigators, Attorneys, and Forensic Scientists:You respond to a home where an 85-year-old male apparently died in his sleep during the night. The body is cool to the touch, mottled, and rigored.
2008, Will Chapleau, Melissa Alexander, Barron's EMT: Emergency Medical Technician Exam, page 39: