as in severity
the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism) no one even asked anymore, as their father's rigidness regarding bedtime was legendary
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Recent Examples of rigidness Frankie wanted to rid himself of rigidness. —
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026 Aristidou utilizes Danae, whose controlling dad suffocates her with his seemingly overbearing rigidness, as a counterpoint to the other extreme of fatherhood. —Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026 Aristidou utilizes Danae, whose controlling dad suffocates her with his seemingly overbearing rigidness, as a counterpoint to the other extreme of fatherhood. —Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 31 Jan. 2026
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Bruce Lehr, Lunger's attorney, disputed the severity of the charges.— Anna McAllister, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Why High-Speed Rural Corridors Increase California Crash Severity Beyond urban centers, crash severity often increases in rural corridors where higher speeds are more common.— Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone, Sacbee.com, 21 Apr. 2026
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Some rigidity remains, and when the stimulation is turned off, the tremor returns within seconds.— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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So the researchers first stripped the wood of lignin, the component that gives it color and rigidity.— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Rigidness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/rigidness. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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