Rigidly

//ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd.li// adv

adv ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a rigid manner wordnet

Synonyms

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abidinglyabsolutelyadamantlyalwaysboltchangelessly

Example

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"From the viewpoint of tissue culture, the environment for this experiment should be more rigidly defined."

Etymology

From rigid + -ly.

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