rigidly
part of speech
adverb (rigidly)
meaning for a pupil
1) Rigidly means in a stiff way that does not bend. tree →
2) Rigidly means very strictly, without changing a rule at all. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science: materials fixed rigidly do not move. In everyday life and stories: rules rigidly followed, a person standing rigidly with fear. Phrases: «rigidly fixed», «stand rigidly», «rigidly enforced».
examples
- The post was fixed rigidly into the ground. tree →
- She stood rigidly, too scared to move. tree →
- The rules are rigidly followed at this school. tree →
- He sat rigidly in the dentist's chair. tree →
- The frame must be held rigidly while the glue dries. tree →
- If the chivalric lion be red and rampant, it is rigidly red and rampant; if the sacred ibis stands anywhere on one leg, it stands on one leg for ever. tree →
note
Adverb of «rigid» (stiff, not bending). Opposite: flexibly, loosely.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «rigidly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.