rigide — meaning in English

English meaning

• dour adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
• grim adj Bleak, gloomy, or discouraging.
• rigid adj Stiff and not easily bent.
• stiff adjective Rigid; not easily bent or moved.

Senses

rigide is used for these senses in English:

• dour Unyielding and obstinate.
• grim Rigid and unrelenting.
• stiff (figurative, of, _, policies and rules and their application and enforcement) Inflexible; rigid.

dour — full definition

1. adjective Stern, unfriendly, and serious in manner or expression.
2. adjective Gloomy or grim.

grim — full definition

1. adj Bleak, gloomy, or discouraging.
2. adj Stern, harsh, or unyielding in expression or manner.

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