rigidly
adv/ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd.li/
Etymology From rigid + -ly.
1
In a rigid manner; stiffly.
- 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.1952 December, 'Mercury', “Modern French Locomotive Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 804:
- Even her sex life is rigidly regulated, the liaisons with her married co-worker, Peter (Michael Esper), unfolding with more efficiency than pleasure.2022 July 28, Jeannette Catsoulis, “‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2022:
- Derived terms
- nonrigidly, semirigidly