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   Stiff

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   adjective

   • 1. not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid: "a stiff black collar" Similar rigidhardfirmhardenedinelasticnonflexibleinflexibleungivingrare:impliableunmalleableOpposite flexibleplasticlimp
   • ▪ (of a semiliquid substance) viscous; thick: "add wheat until the mixture is quite stiff"
   • ▪ not moving as freely as is usual or desirable; difficult to turn or operate: "a stiff drawer"
   • ▪ (of a person or part of the body) unable to move easily and without pain: "he was stiff from sitting on the desk" Similar achingachypainfularthriticrheumatictauttightinformal:creakyrheumatickyrustyarchaic:starkOpposite supplelimber
   • ▪ (of a person or their manner) not relaxed or friendly; constrained: "she greeted him with stiff politeness" Similar formalreservedunfriendlychillycoldfrigidicyaustereunrelaxedbrittlestandoffishwoodenforcedconstrainedstrainedstiltedprimpunctiliousstuffyinformal:starchyuptightOpposite relaxedinformal
   • 2. severe or strong: "they face stiff fines and a possible jail sentence" Similar harshseverehardpunitivepunishingstringentswingeingcripplingrigorousdrasticstrongheavydraconianOpposite lenientmild
   • ▪ (of a wind) blowing strongly: "a stiff breeze stirring the lake" Similar strongvigorouspowerfulbriskfreshgustyhowlingOpposite gentle
   • ▪ requiring strength or effort; difficult: "a long stiff climb up the bare hillside" Similar difficulthardarduoustoughstrenuouslaboriousuphillexactingdemandingformidablechallengingpunishingback-breakinggruelingHerculeantiringfatiguingexhaustinginformal:killinghellishknackeringarchaic:toilsomeOpposite easy
   • ▪ (of an alcoholic drink) strong: "a stiff measure of brandy" Similar strongpotentalcoholicspirituousintoxicantOpposite weak
   • 3. full of: informal "the place is stiff with alarm systems"
   • 4. having a specified unpleasant feeling to an extreme extent: informal "she was scared stiff"
   • 5. a card that is the only one of its suit in a hand: "two red aces and a stiff club"

   noun

   • 1. a dead body.
   • 2. a boring, conventional person: North American "ordinary working stiffs in respectable offices"
   • ▪ a fellow; an ordinary person: "the lucky stiff!"

   verb

   • 1. cheat (someone) out of something, especially money: North American "several workers were stiffed out of their pay"
   • ▪ fail to leave (someone) a tip.
   • 2. ignore deliberately; snub: North American "the stars are notorious for stiffing their hosts and sponsors at banquets"
   • ▪ fail to appear for a promised engagement or appointment: "he stiffed us and didn't show up"
   • 3. kill: "I want to get those pigs who stiffed your doctor"
   • ▪ be unsuccessful: "as soon as he began singing about the wife and kids, his albums stiffed"

   Word Origin Old Englishstīf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stijf.

   Derivatives

   • 1. stiffish adjective

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   • Get a quick, free translation! STIFF definition: 1. firm or hard: 2. not easily bent or moved: 3. If you are stiff or part of your body is stiff…. Learn more.

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   What is a stiff manner?

   • stiff manner The general is a tall man with steel spectacles and a stiff, pompous manner. The athlete was given a stiff punishment for using drugs. They are campaigning for stiffer penalties for people who drink and drive. stiff opposition/resistance There has been stiff opposition / resistance to the proposed tax increases.

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   What does stiff as a board mean?

   • (as) stiff as a board The man's body was (as) stiff as a board when it was found in the snow. Sitting still at a computer terminal all day can give you a stiff neck. stiff manner The general is a tall man with steel spectacles and a stiff, pompous manner. The athlete was given a stiff punishment for using drugs.

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   excessively regular or formal, as a design; not graceful in form or arrangement. laborious or difficult, as a task. severe or harsh, as a penalty or demand. excessive; unusually high or great: $50 is pretty stiff to pay for that. firm from tension; taut: to keep a stiff rein. relatively firm in consistency, as semisolid matter; thick:

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   adjective. incapable of or resistant to bending. “a palace guardsman stiff as a poker” “ stiff hair” “a stiff neck” synonyms: rigid. inflexible. resistant to being bent. adjective. not moving or operating freely. “a stiff hinge” synonyms: immobile. not capable of movement or of being moved. adjective. rigidly formal.

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