Definition of Rigid
Rigid
rig·id
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
stiff and unable to bend or be bent in any manner;
e.g. In order to build the structure, we must build a rigid support on the bottom.
(adjective)
unable to be changed or adapted;
e.g. He has a rigid mindset of negativity and being overly critical of himself.
(adjective)
strictly observed;
e.g. In boarding school, the student have to adhere to a rigid schedule.
(adjective)
(of a person) inflexible rather than lax and indulgent;
e.g. She has really rigid parents who don't even let her go out on the weekends.
(adjective)
precise in procedure;
e.g. He makes sure that there is rigid control of each process in the factory for high quality products.
(adjective)
(in aeronautics) having a form that is maintained by an unyielding, stiff framework;
e.g. The rigid outer structure of the aircraft.
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