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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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