Rig"id (?), a. [L. rigidus, fr.
rigere to be stiff or numb: cf. F. rigide. Cf.
Rigor. ] 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.
Rig"id (?), a. [L. rigidus, fr.
rigere to be stiff or numb: cf. F. rigide. Cf.
Rigor. ] 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.
