The body was rigidly erect. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a rigid strip of metal. ,a rigid disciplinarian; rigid rules of social behavior. ,a rigid examination. ,lenses ground to rigid specifications. From Dictionary.com.
Bent over rigidly from the wind, they remained in that position and vibrated monstrously. From Wordnik.com. [The Pearls of Parlay] Reference
His expression rigidly controlled, Gervase watched his wife climb the stairs after Hollins. From Wordnik.com. [Dearly Beloved]
Having by dint of superior experience won through to her side, he towered over her, his expression rigidly controlled, his eyes a chilly blue. From Wordnik.com. [A Lady of Expectations]
As he skims along the wire, his head and neck remain rigidly aligned vertically in contrast to the sinuous side-to-side adjustments of the rest of his body. From Wordnik.com. [Vazquez Hermanos Circus] Reference
The notion of rigid application might hold some attraction for someone bothered by the objections just mentioned against the view that terms rigidly designate properties. From Wordnik.com. [Rigid Designators] Reference
– which was a great admission for Norah, who had kept her word rigidly about not mentioning the dreaded prospect before her. From Wordnik.com. [Mates at Billabong] Reference
This was rigidly enforced and had a very wholesome effect. From Wordnik.com. [California, 1849-1913; or, the rambling sketches and experiences of sixty-four years' residence in that state] Reference
There seems to be danger of applying this rule too rigidly. From Wordnik.com. [Higher Lessons in English A work on english grammar and composition] Reference
The Greek is rigidly followed without any regard for Latin usage. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
Gore had sat rigidly erect, like Prince Albert on his royal barge. From Wordnik.com. [Caught In Clinton's Shadow] Reference
The laws should be rigidly enforced which prohibit the immigration of. From Wordnik.com. [US Presidential Inaugural Addresses] Reference
Azcarraga rigidly steered his firm as a provider of entertainment for the masses. From Wordnik.com. [El Tigre And His Mexico] Reference
He seems isolated on the Supreme Court, bitter and rigidly ideological (sidebar). From Wordnik.com. [Who Lied?] Reference
In the far North the great polar bear will not long survive unless rigidly protected. From Wordnik.com. [Conservation Reader] Reference
Two aluminium cars, each about 20 feet long, were rigidly attached to the framework of the hull. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
Hardly anyone adheres rigidly to either view but, consciously or not, many favor one or the other. From Wordnik.com. [Hold The Hysteria (For Now)] Reference
By the same token Muslims rigidly adhering to wearing cultural dress unnecessarily invites trouble. From Wordnik.com. [Sabria Jawhar: Why I Hate the Burqa -- And Yes, I Wear One] Reference
"It is not a closed codex of laws that must be rigidly applied in all circumstances and locations.". From Wordnik.com. [Nida Khan: Islamophobia -- Weapon of Choice for the Midterms] Reference
Secondly, the lowering of passengers and cargo will not be easy as the ship will not be rigidly secured. From Wordnik.com. [British Airships, Past, Present, and Future] Reference
Method ruled in every department of his store, and for every delinquency a penalty was rigidly enforced. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
His dress was rigidly plain, and his wife was not indulged in the vanities of millinery and mantua-making. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons in Life A Series of Familiar Essays] Reference
Here as elsewhere in the establishment, the strictest rules of silence and obedience were rigidly enforced. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal] Reference
But the Saudis especially may have to tolerate a degree of modernization in their rigidly traditional society. From Wordnik.com. [More Than A Madman] Reference
Denis sat rigidly perusing and correcting the article, determined not to think of grey sorrow at the other end. From Wordnik.com. [Grey Town An Australian Story] Reference
Can it be that the leaders of both groups are so wrongheaded, that only rigidly conservative thinkers have gotten it right?. From Wordnik.com. [SEPARATE, NOT EQUAL AT ALL] Reference
Nevertheless there are laws governing it which cannot be abrogated, their principles must be rigidly and inviolably observed. From Wordnik.com. [How to Speak and Write Correctly] Reference
Geographical lines between the commands during the rebellion were not always well chosen, or they were too rigidly adhered to. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals] Reference
It is a dark day with humankind when the sphere of a woman's action lies rigidly between her toilet table and the drawing-room. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctor's Daughter] Reference
To be sure it is written that "we are justified by faith," But surely, we are not to understand those words literally or rigidly. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
All officers concerned will rigidly enforce fire discipline, and will caution their men to fire only when they can be see the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
A woman named Damchoe describes how she was beaten by the Chinese and forced to stand rigidly at attention in a Lhasa police station. From Wordnik.com. [Why Tibet Matters] Reference
Inquiry after the war at the factory where the guns are made disclosed the fact that these parts are rigidly tested by a gauge by the. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
If al-Assad's rigidly secular regime were toppled, the nation's mosaic of competing sects and ethnicities could explode into conflict. From Wordnik.com. [Dangers in Damascus] Reference
This has muffled the voice of the moderates and given credence to those who say that only rigidly held ideological views are important. From Wordnik.com. [In Praise of the Political Center] Reference
Unlike the schoolmarms of old Singapore, who rigidly stood at the front of the room, she moves from monitor to monitor, advising students. From Wordnik.com. [Goodbye To The Nanny?] Reference
A furious delirium possessed all men; and with arms rigidly outstretched towards the threatening heavens, they trembled and shrieked aloud. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference
Meanwhile the boys had again been given the command "at rest," which was a welcome change from the long period of standing rigidly at attention. From Wordnik.com. [Army Boys on German Soil Our Doughboys Quelling the Mobs] Reference
When other States enact and rigidly enforce some such drastic measure, the West will begin to have some regard for their particular brand of virtue. From Wordnik.com. [Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information] Reference
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