over-rigidadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈrɪdʒɪd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvə(r)ˈrɪdʒᵻd/

Forms: see over- prefix and rigid adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, rigid adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + rigid adj.

Excessively rigid; too strict, inflexible, or uncompromising.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible

ironOE

stour1303

strange1338

unmovablea1382

inflexible1398

stoutc1410

unpliablea1425

intreatable1509

stiff1526

stiff-necked1526

unpliant1547

stout-hearted1552

inexorable1553

obstinate1559

strait-laced1560

impersuasible1576

unflexiblea1586

hard-edged1589

adamantive1594

unyielding1594

adder-deaf1597

steeled1600

irrefragable1601

rigid1606

unpersuadable1607

imployable1613

unswayablea1616

uncompellable1623

inflexive?1624

over-rigid1632

unlimbera1639

seta1640

incomplying1640

uncomplying1643

stiff-girt1659

impersuadable1680

unbendinga1688

impracticable1713

unblendable1716

stiff-rumped1728

unconvinciblea1747

uncompounding1782

unplastic1787

unbending1796

adamant1816

uneasy1819

uncompromising1828

cast iron1829

hard-hitting1831

rigoristic1844

ramrod1850

pincé1858

anchylosed1860

unbendable1884

tape-bound1900

tape-tied1900

hard line1903

tough1905

absolutist1907

hard-arsed1942

go-for-broke1946

hardcore1951

hard-arse1966

hard-ass1967

hardball1974

1632 H. Reynolds Mythomystes 28 In the meane between the whining Heraclite, and ouer-rigid Democritus.

1661 Princess Cloria iv. 403 To let you see I am not over-rigid in my determinations.

1722 A. Philips Briton v. xii. 64 If my Resentments be too strong; Or, over-rigid to compensate Wrong.

1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iii. iii. 65 I shall not be over-rigid, either as to the Security or Interest.

1767 I. Bickerstaff Love in City iii. v. 56 In an affair where my heart is concerned, I should not be over rigid.

1838 J. F. Cooper Home as Found I. xiv. 214 We all know our predecessors were a little over-rigid and scrupulous on all the points connected with outward appearances.

1866 Church Times 2 June Over-rigid formalism in Divine worship.

1908 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 16 624 They have succeeded in doing so only through over-rigid economy and through the suspension of betterments.

1958 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 709/2 Redundant, a term applied to a structural framework having more members than it requires in order to be perfect. Also over-rigid.

1993 R. Middleton Studying Pop. Mus. (BNC) 6 The danger is of over-rigid definition, largely built on a failure to recognize the framework of assumptions underlying every distinction.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-rigid
释义	over-rigidadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈrɪdʒɪd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈrɪdʒᵻd/ Forms: see over- prefix and rigid adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, rigid adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + rigid adj. Excessively rigid; too strict, inflexible, or uncompromising. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [adjective] > inflexible ironOE stour1303 strange1338 unmovablea1382 inflexible1398 stoutc1410 unpliablea1425 intreatable1509 stiff1526 stiff-necked1526 unpliant1547 stout-hearted1552 inexorable1553 obstinate1559 strait-laced1560 impersuasible1576 unflexiblea1586 hard-edged1589 adamantive1594 unyielding1594 adder-deaf1597 steeled1600 irrefragable1601 rigid1606 unpersuadable1607 imployable1613 unswayablea1616 uncompellable1623 inflexive?1624 over-rigid1632 unlimbera1639 seta1640 incomplying1640 uncomplying1643 stiff-girt1659 impersuadable1680 unbendinga1688 impracticable1713 unblendable1716 stiff-rumped1728 unconvinciblea1747 uncompounding1782 unplastic1787 unbending1796 adamant1816 uneasy1819 uncompromising1828 cast iron1829 hard-hitting1831 rigoristic1844 ramrod1850 pincé1858 anchylosed1860 unbendable1884 tape-bound1900 tape-tied1900 hard line1903 tough1905 absolutist1907 hard-arsed1942 go-for-broke1946 hardcore1951 hard-arse1966 hard-ass1967 hardball1974 1632 H. Reynolds Mythomystes 28 In the meane between the whining Heraclite, and ouer-rigid Democritus. 1661 Princess Cloria iv. 403 To let you see I am not over-rigid in my determinations. 1722 A. Philips Briton v. xii. 64 If my Resentments be too strong; Or, over-rigid to compensate Wrong. 1742 H. Fielding Joseph Andrews II. iii. iii. 65 I shall not be over-rigid, either as to the Security or Interest. View more context for this quotation 1767 I. Bickerstaff Love in City iii. v. 56 In an affair where my heart is concerned, I should not be over rigid. 1838 J. F. Cooper Home as Found I. xiv. 214 We all know our predecessors were a little over-rigid and scrupulous on all the points connected with outward appearances. 1866 Church Times 2 June Over-rigid formalism in Divine worship. 1908 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 16 624 They have succeeded in doing so only through over-rigid economy and through the suspension of betterments. 1958 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 709/2 Redundant, a term applied to a structural framework having more members than it requires in order to be perfect. Also over-rigid. 1993 R. Middleton Studying Pop. Mus. (BNC) 6 The danger is of over-rigid definition, largely built on a failure to recognize the framework of assumptions underlying every distinction. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1632
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