rigid

1. a. Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible. Source: opted

2. a. Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence. Source: opted

3. adj. incapable of or resistant to bending Source: wordnet

4. adj. incapable of compromise or flexibility Source: wordnet

5. adj. incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances Source: wordnet

6. adj. designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure Source: wordnet

7. adj. fixed and unmoving Source: wordnet

8. 1. Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible. Upright beams innumerable Of rigid spears. Milton. 2. Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence. The more rigid order of principles in religion and government. Hawthorne. Syn. -- Stiff; unpliant; inflexible; unyielding; strict; exact; severe; austere; stern; rigorous; unmitigated. Source: webster

9. j:100 s. incapable of or resistant to bending s. incapable of compromise or flexibility a. designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure Source: ecdict

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