The Clue
Unbending (5 letter answer)
The Answer
RIGID
Tags
Notes
The answer RIGID is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
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Definition
RIGID as an adjective:
1. (rigid, stiff) = incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"; "stiff hair"; "a stiff neck"
2. (rigid, strict) = incapable of compromise or flexibility
3. (inflexible, rigid, unbending) = incapable of adapting or changing to meet circumstances; "a rigid disciplinarian"; "an inflexible law"; "an unbending will to dominate"
4. (fixed, set, rigid) = fixed and unmoving; "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien; "a face rigid with pain"
5. designating an airship or dirigible having a form maintained by a stiff unyielding frame or structure