rigidly

1. 1.

   in a rigid manner

   “the body was rigidly erect”

   “he sat bolt upright”

   Synonymsstifflybolt

Questions about rigidly

What does rigidly mean?

rigidly means "in a rigid manner".

How many syllables are in rigidly?

rigidly has 3 syllables: rig-id-ly. The stress falls on "rig". In IPA it is /ˈɹɪdʒɪdli/.

What is another word for rigidly?

Close synonyms include stiffly, bolt. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rigidly a common word?

rigidly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.