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rigidly

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Rigidly (adv) means In a stiff, unbending way.

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In a stiff, unbending way.

"Even her sex life is rigidly regulated, the liaisons with her married co-worker, Peter (Michael Esper), unfolding with more efficiency than pleasure." — Jeannette Catsoulis, ‘Resurrection’ Review: Mother of Fears (2022)

"What could have been done by such a machine downhill can only be conjectured, for the maximum speed was restricted rigidly to 80 m.p.h." — 'Mercury', Modern French Locomotive Performance (1952)

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