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rigid

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1. rigid - Noun

2. rigid - Adjective

3. rigid - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.

Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid sentence.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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If human beings are able to take a fresh look at themselves as well as the universe and change their rigid mentalities, humankind will make a leap forward. Li Hongzhi

I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world. Malcolm Bradbury

When the fabric of society is so rigid that it cannot change quickly enough, adjustments are achieved by social unrest and revolutions. John Boyd Orr

It was a good thing to have a couple of thousand people all rigid and frozen together, in the palm of one's hand. Charles Dickens

In insisting, for political purposes, on a sharp division between gay and straight, gay activism, like much of feminism, has become as rigid and repressive as the old order it sought to replace. Camille Paglia

In order to arrive to a more realistic view of society, it must be recognized that there are individual differences that cannot be eradicated by the most rigid curriculum, and that various individuals will choose different educational curricula if allowed to do so. Carl Eckart

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