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UK
/stˈɪf/
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[ US /ˈstɪf/ ]
[ US /ˈstɪf/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- very drunk
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marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
a man of unbendable perseverence
steadfast resolve
a firm mouth
unwavering loyalty
firm convictions -
rigidly formal
his prose has a buckram quality
a starchy manner
the letter was stiff and formal -
not moving or operating freely
a stiff hinge -
powerful
a stiff breeze
a stiff current -
incapable of or resistant to bending
a table made of rigid plastic
stiff hair
a rigid strip of metal
a stiff neck
a palace guardsman stiff as a poker -
having a strong physiological or chemical effect
a stiff drink
a potent toxin
potent liquor
a potent cup of tea
NOUN
-
the dead body of a human being
the cadaver was intended for dissection
the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river
honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay
the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse -
an ordinary man
a working stiff
a lucky stiff
ADVERB
-
extremely
bored stiff
frightened stiff -
in a stiff manner
his hands lay stiffly
How To Use stiff In A Sentence
- My knee has swollen up and it is a bit stiff. The Sun
- The drop-in module, which adds to the stiffness and torsional rigidity of the whole vehicle, ties the car together from the seats rearward and from b-pillar to b-pillar.
- Similarly, the exaction of stiff reprisals for unexpected attacks on troops remote from the fighting front might cow the local population, or might stimulate them to more aggressive resistance.
- I was accused of being stiff, spoiled, pompous, upper crusted, bitter, angry, negative, imbecilic, and even crazy.
- Having obtained the metacentric height, reference to a diagram will at once show the whole range of stability; and this being ascertained at each loading, the stowage of the cargo can be so adjusted as to avoid excessive stiffness in the one hand and dangerous tenderness on the other. Scientific American Supplement, No. 385, May 19, 1883
- Take the white of one egg, and measure just as much cold water; mix the two well, and stir stiff with confectioners 'sugar; add a little flavoring, vanilla, or almond, or pistache, and, for some candies, color with a tiny speck of fruit paste. A Little Cook Book for a Little Girl
- The grin vanished like magic, her whole body stiffening in antipathy as her eyes locked with fathomless brown ones.
- Though stiff-necked and officious, the commanders aren't demonized nor singled out for blame.
- As they negotiated the park gates and turned into the crowded thoroughfare, Patience sat, stiffly erect; inside, her emotions churned. A RAKE'S VOW
- Down below, a mass of brank-ursine formed as it were a pedestal, from the midst of which sprang scarlet geum, rhodanthe with stiff petals, and clarkia with great white carved crosses, that looked like the insignia of some barbarous order. La faute de l'Abbe Mouret
