adjective as in strong fondness

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rigid, turgid, tense

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Example Sentences

Example:The rigid support held the structure upright and steady.

Definition:Upright, straight, and stiff; not flexible or bendable; firm in shape or position; strict or severe in enforcing laws and rules.

From rigid

Example:The turgid writing failed to capture the simplicity of the moment.

Definition:Blown up or overinflated; swollen; puffed up; dilated; distended; billowing; bombastic; pompous.

From turgid

Example:Her tense muscles were a result of the long day of labor.

Definition:Pulled tight; strained; firm; rigid; stretched too tight and liable to break; concrete; definite and certain; astringent; irritable; uneasy or nervous; taut.

From tense