Rigidly
/ˈrɪdʒɪdli/noun
In a stiff, inflexible, or strictly exact manner.
Did you know?Rigidly ultimately comes from a Latin verb for becoming stiff or hard, the same root behind words like ridge and rigid, all carrying that frozen, unyielding energy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reig-
“to bend, stretch, or make stiff”
Latin
Latin
rigēre
“to be stiff, stand rigid”
Latin
Latin
rigidus
“stiff, inflexible”
Old French
Old French
rigide
“stiff, severe”
Middle English
English
rigid
“stiff, unbending”
Modern English
English
rigidly
“in a stiff, inflexible manner”