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rigidly

/ˈɹɪdʒɪdɫi/ adv

In a rigid manner; stiffly.

Word Origin From Latin rigidus 'stiff, unyielding' — literally, something that refuses to bend. That's why we say someone is 'rigid' when they're inflexible in their thinking. The same root gives us rigorous (strict, demanding) and rigidity (the state of being stiff).

adv In a rigid manner; stiffly.

The soldier stood rigidly at attention during the entire ceremony.

(副词) 僵硬地；笔直地

整个仪式期间，士兵都僵硬地立正站着。

(adverbio) rígidamente; con rigidez; tiesamente; estrictamente [De manera rígida; con rigidez.]

El soldado permaneció rígidamente firme durante toda la ceremonia.

(adverbe) rigidement; avec raideur; strictement; raide [De manière raide et immobile, sans la moindre flexion.]

Le soldat se tenait rigidly au garde-à-vous pendant toute la cérémonie.

(Adverb) **rigidly** bedeutet auf eine starre, unbewegliche oder steife Weise.

Der Soldat stand während der gesamten Zeremonie **rigidly** in Habachtstellung.

(副詞) 硬く動かない manner で；ぎこちなく manner。

兵士は式典の間ずっと、直立不動の姿勢で硬く立っていた。

(advérbio) rigidamente; enrijecidamente; tesamente [De maneira rígida; enrijecidamente.]

O soldado permaneceu rigidamente em posição de sentido durante toda a cerimônia.

Synonyms: stiffly inflexibly firmly unyieldingly unbendingly rigorously strictly severely Antonyms: flexibly pliably limberly loosely
Word parts: rigid + ly

Common collocations

stick verb adhere verb enforce verb sit verb keep verb define verb as adv control verb stand verb rule subst system subst too adv

Related words

rigidity rigidify rigorous rigorously rigorousness

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