单词 | over-rigidity |
释义 | over-rigidityn. Excessive rigidity. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > [noun] > conformity to high standards > excessive puritanism1592 over-rigidity1852 1852 Fraser's Mag. June 634/1 To get rid of..the over rigidity of the flesh [of the Skate], it is usual to keep it for some days..to make it available for culinary purposes. 1884 W. F. Crafts Sabbath for Man (1894) 620 That the desecration of Sunday is a reaction from Puritan over-rigidity. 1929 Economica 27 257 This was in part due to a certain over-rigidity of Comte's system. 1978 Econ. Geogr. 54 38/2 Its classifications do not suffer from over-rigidity through the use of limited criteria. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1852 |
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