rígido
rigid
adjective RREE-hee-doh Rare
Origin: From Latin rigidus, from rigere ('to be stiff').
Also means
strict
Usage Note
Rígido describes physical stiffness (a rigid material, a rigid posture) and figurative inflexibility (a rigid timetable, a rigid personality). The feminine is rígida. In everyday speech it often carries a negative connotation of excessive strictness — un jefe muy rígido (a very rigid boss). Its antonym is flexible. Do not confuse with riguroso ('rigorous, thorough'), which implies careful exactness rather than inflexibility.
Examples
"El material es demasiado rígido para doblarse."
Natural Translation
The material is too rigid to bend.
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