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rigido

rigid, stiff

adjective REE-jee-doh Less Common
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Origin: From Latin rigidus (stiff, hard).

Also means

strict, inflexible

Usage Note

Rigido agrees in gender and number: rigido/a/i/e. It describes both physical stiffness (materiale rigido — rigid material) and figurative inflexibility (una persona rigida — an inflexible person, norme rigide — strict rules). Note the difference from rigoroso: rigido implies unyielding hardness, while rigoroso implies methodical precision. Rigidità is the noun (f).

Examples

"Il nuovo regolamento è troppo rigido."

Natural Translation

The new regulation is too strict.

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