rigid

Definition

  • adjective: not able to be bent easily
  • adjective: deficient in or devoid of flexibility
  • synonyms: unpliant, austere, unmitigated

Examples

  • The periodical has 'rigid' [='strict', 'inflexible'] guidelines for submissions.

  • a 'rigid' [='strict, unwavering'] adherence to the rules

  • The soldiers stood 'rigidly' at attention.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) It's called memory cloth. Notice anything? Regularly flexible... ...but put a current through it... ...molecules realign, it becomes rigid. - What kind of shapes can you make? Can be tailored to fit any structure based on a rigid skeleton. Too expensive for the Army? (..)
    2005 Batman Begins