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Meaning of 'stiff'
Meaning of 'stiff' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Stiff 
[ superl.]
- Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or
flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints. [ superl.]- Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
- Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze.
- Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
- Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
- Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
- Bearing a press of canvas without careening much; as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to crank.
- Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price.
Meaning of 'stiff' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. stiff [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an ordinary man
- an ordinary man
Example in sentence:
- a lucky stiff;
- a working stiff
Meaning (2):
- the dead body of a human being
- the dead body of a human being
Example in sentence:
- honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay;
- the cadaver was intended for dissection;
- the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse;
- the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
2. stiff [ a]
[ a]Meaning (3):
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
- having a strong physiological or chemical effect
Example in sentence:
- a potent cup of tea;
- a potent toxin;
- a stiff drink;
- potent liquor
3. stiff [ r]
[ r]Meaning (4):
- extremely
- extremely
Example in sentence:
- bored stiff;
- frightened stiff
Meaning (5):
- in a stiff manner
- in a stiff manner
Example in sentence:
- his hands lay stiffly
4. stiff [ s]
[ s]Meaning (6):
- incapable of or resistant to bending
- incapable of or resistant to bending
Example in sentence:
- a palace guardsman stiff as a poker;
- a rigid strip of metal;
- a stiff neck;
- a table made of rigid plastic;
- stiff hair
Meaning (7):
- rigidly formal
- rigidly formal
Example in sentence:
- a starchy manner;
- his prose has a buckram quality;
- the letter was stiff and formal
Meaning (8):
- powerful
- powerful
Example in sentence:
- a stiff breeze;
- a stiff current
Meaning (9):
- not moving or operating freely
- not moving or operating freely
Example in sentence:
- a stiff hinge
Meaning (10):
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
- marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
Example in sentence:
- a firm mouth;
- a man of unbendable perseverence;
- firm convictions;
- steadfast resolve;
- unwavering loyalty
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