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Definition of: rigid
(rij′id) adjective
1. Resisting change of form; stiff.
2. Rigorous; inflexible; severe.
3. Strict; exact, as reasoning.
4. Aeron. Designating a type of airship whose gas compartments are enclosed within a rigid structure. See synonyms under AUSTERE, HARD, INFLEXIBLE, PRECISE, SEVERE. [<L rigidus <rigere be stiff]
—rig′id·ly adverb
—rig′id·ness noun
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