adv
Meaning 1
In a rigid manner; stiffly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
rigidly
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Pronunciation
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/ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd.li/
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CMU ARPABET: R IH1 JH IH0 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in a rigid manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the body was rigidly erect
- he sat bolt upright
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stiffly, bolt
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
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.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: rígidament — in a rigid manner
- Finnish: jäykästi — in a rigid manner
- French: rigidement — in a rigid manner
- Galician: rixidamente — in a rigid manner
- Hungarian: mereven — in a rigid manner
- Italian: rigidamente — in a rigid manner
- Norman: rigidement — in a rigid manner
- Portuguese: rigidamente — in a rigid manner
- Spanish: rígidamente — in a rigid manner