Right-minded, a. Well-disposed.
Right-whale, n. Greenland whale (Balæna mysticetus).
Rigid, a.
- 1. Stiff, stiffened, inflexible, unpliant, unbending, unyielding.
- 2. Stiff, bristling, erect, precipitous, steep.
- 3. Sharp, severe, strict, stern, rigorous, harsh, austere, inflexible, exact, unmitigated.
- 4. Sharp, cruel.
Rigidity, n.
- 1. Stiffness, inflexibility, rigidness, want of pliability.
- 2. Severity, rigor, harshness, strictness, austerity, rigidness.
- 3. Ungracefulness, want of ease, stiffness.
Rigidness, n. See Rigidity.
Rigmarole, n. Nonsense, jargon, gibberish, verbiage, trash, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, foolish talk.
Rigor, n.
- 1. Stiffness, rigidity, rigidness, inflexibility, hardness.
- 2. Severity, austerity, harshness, sternness, asperity.
- 3. Strictness, exactness.
- 4. Inclemency, severity.
- 5. (Med.) Sudden coldness with shivering.
Rigorous, a.
- 1. Severe, austere, harsh, stern, rigid, hard, strict, stringent, inflexible, unyielding, stiff.