Chapter Revindicate to Ringlet of R by Soule's Synonymes

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.