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Word entry · 5 letters

rigid

Best crossword clue

"Not flexible"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted dgiirStarts with REnds with D2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. incapable of or resistant to bending

Word origin

From Middle English rigide, from Latin rigidus (“stiff”), from rigeō (“to be stiff”). Compare rigor. Merged with Middle English rigged, rygged, rugged (“upright like a spine, rigid”, literally “ridged”), from ridge + -ed.

Used in a sentence

  • A sunflower, four more, one bowed, and horses in the distance standing rigid and still as toys.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Not flexible5 letters
02Stiff5 letters

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