stiff is the dictionary form of stiffes Definition of stiff
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[ adjective ] lacking ease in bending; not limber

Examples

"a stiff neck" "stiff joints" "stiff hairs"

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[ adjective ] not moving or operating freely

Examples

"a stiff hinge"

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[ noun ] an ordinary man

Examples

"a lucky stiff" "a working stiff"

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[ adjective ] rigidly formal

Synonyms

buckram starchy

Examples

"a starchy manner" "the letter was stiff and formal" "his prose has a buckram quality"

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[ adjective ] powerful

Examples

"a stiff current" "a stiff breeze" "a stiff drink"

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[ adjective ] hard to overcome or surmount

Synonyms

uphill

Examples

"a stiff hike" "a stiff exam" "an uphill battle against a popular incumbent"

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[ adjective ] of a collar; standing up rather than folded down

Synonyms

stand-up

Examples

"an uncomfortable standup collar" "a stiff collar"

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[ adjective ] incapable of or resistant to bending

Synonyms

rigid

Examples

"a rigid strip of metal" "a table made of rigid plastic" "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"

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[ adverb ] extremely

Examples

"bored stiff" "frightened stiff"

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[ adverb ] in a stiff manner

Synonyms

stiffly

Examples

"his hands lay stiffly"

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11622
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[ noun ] the dead body of a human being
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