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rigid (adjective), more rigid, most rigid
1. Pertaining to something that is applied or carried out strictly, with no allowances or exceptions: Adam and Eve have a special set of rigid rules that their children are taught to follow.
3. Referring to something which is unchanged and strictly adhered to and not allowed to be disobeyed: Military organizations have rigid forms of rules that its members must obey when given orders by superior officers.
4. Etymology: from Latin rigidus, "hard, stiff, rough, severe"; from rigere, "to be stiff"; related to Latin frigus, "cold" and Greek rhigos, "frost, cold".
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3. Referring to something which is unchanged and strictly adhered to and not allowed to be disobeyed: Military organizations have rigid forms of rules that its members must obey when given orders by superior officers.
4. Etymology: from Latin rigidus, "hard, stiff, rough, severe"; from rigere, "to be stiff"; related to Latin frigus, "cold" and Greek rhigos, "frost, cold".
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