rigidly

Everyday

1. Rigidly means in a stiff way that does not bend. tree →
2. Rigidly means very strictly, without changing a rule at all. tree →

In the lessons

In science: materials fixed rigidly do not move. In everyday life and stories: rules rigidly followed, a person standing rigidly with fear. Phrases: «rigidly fixed», «stand rigidly», «rigidly enforced».

Examples

• The post was fixed rigidly into the ground. tree →
• She stood rigidly, too scared to move. tree →
• The rules are rigidly followed at this school. tree →
• He sat rigidly in the dentist's chair. tree →
• The frame must be held rigidly while the glue dries. tree →
• If the chivalric lion be red and rampant, it is rigidly red and rampant; if the sacred ibis stands anywhere on one leg, it stands on one leg for ever. tree →

Note

Adverb of «rigid» (stiff, not bending). Opposite: flexibly, loosely.