stiff

Words with a similar base: stiff, stiffly

'stiff'

[stiff.n.01] as in: an ordinary man

Examples:
a lucky stiff
a working stiff

'stiff'

[cadaver.n.01] as in: the dead body of a human being

Examples:
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
honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay

'stiff'

[stiff.s.01] as in: not moving or operating freely

Examples:
a stiff hinge

'stiff'

[stiff.s.02] as in: powerful

Examples:
a stiff current
a stiff breeze

'stiff'

[starchy.s.01] as in: rigidly formal

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

'stiff'

[potent.a.03] as in: having a strong physiological or chemical effect; ; ; ,

Examples:
a potent toxin
potent liquor
a potent cup of tea
a stiff drink

'stiff'

[firm.s.01] as in: marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

Examples:
firm convictions
a firm mouth
steadfast resolve
a man of unbendable perseverence
unwavering loyalty

'stiff'

[rigid.s.01] as in: incapable of or resistant to bending

Examples:
a rigid strip of metal
a table made of rigid plastic
a palace guardsman stiff as a poker
stiff hair
a stiff neck

'stiff'

[besotted.s.01] as in: very drunk

'stiff'

[stiff.r.01] as in: extremely

Examples:
bored stiff
frightened stiff

'stiff'

[stiffly.r.01] as in: in a stiff manner

Examples:
his hands lay stiffly

Origins

					stiff (English)
└── stif (Old English (ca. 450-1100))

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