In doom and eke in rightwisnesse.
Chaucer.
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.
Ri*gid"i*ty (?), n. [L. rigiditas: cf. F. rigidité. See Rigid.] 1. The
quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability; the quality of
resisting change of form; the amount of resistance with which a body
opposes change of form; -- opposed to flexibility, ductility,
malleability, and softness.
2. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or elegance. Sir H.
Wotton.