rigidly

/ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd.li/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

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adv

"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."
"Even her sex life is rigidly regulated, the liaisons with her married co-worker, Peter (Michael Esper), unfolding with more efficiency than pleasure."

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.

more rigidly (comparative) most rigidly (superlative)

nonrigidly semirigidly

stiffly bolt

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How do you pronounce rigidly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd.li/.

What does rigidly mean?

In a rigid manner; stiffly.

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