RIGIDLY
rigidly, stiffly, bolt
(adverb) in a rigid manner; “the body was rigidly erect”; “he sat bolt upright”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
rigidly (comparative more rigidly, superlative most rigidly)
In a rigid manner; stiffly.
Source: Wiktionary
Rig"id*ly, v.
Definition: In a rigid manner; stiffly.
RIGID
Rig"id, a. Etym: [L. rigidus, fr. rigere to be stiff or numb: cf. F.
rigide. Cf. Rigor. ]
1. Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.
Upright beams innumerable Of rigid spears. Milton.
2. Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict; as, a
rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid criticism; a rigid
sentence.
The more rigid order of principles in religion and government.
Hawthorne.
Syn.
– Stiff; unpliant; inflexible; unyielding; strict; exact; severe;
austere; stern; rigorous; unmitigated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition