STIFF
\stˈɪf], \stˈɪf], \s_t_ˈɪ_f]\
Definitions of STIFF
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"
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powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"; "a stiff drink"
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an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
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extremely; "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
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lacking ease in bending; not limber; "a stiff neck"; "stiff joints"; "stiff hairs"
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not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge"
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hard to overcome or surmount; "a stiff hike"; "a stiff exam"; "an uphill battle against a popular incumbant"
By Princeton University
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incapable of or resistant to bending; "a rigid strip of metal"; "a table made of rigid plastic"; "a palace guardsman stiff as a poker"
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powerful; "a stiff current"; "a stiff breeze"; "a stiff drink"
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an ordinary man; "a lucky stiff"; "a working stiff"
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extremely; "bored stiff"; "frightened stiff"
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lacking ease in bending; not limber; "a stiff neck"; "stiff joints"; "stiff hairs"
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not moving or operating freely; "a stiff hinge"
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hard to overcome or surmount; "a stiff hike"; "a stiff exam"; "an uphill battle against a popular incumbant"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.
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Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated; neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.
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Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff gale or breeze.
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Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate; pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.
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Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected; starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.
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Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear.
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Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff charge; a stiff price.
By Oddity Software
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Not easily bent; rigid; firm; inflexible; as, stiff cardboard; not easily moved; not limber; as, a stiff neck; not liquid or fluid; as, a stiff paste; strong; violent; as, a stiff breeze; not natural or easy; formal; as, a stiff manner; not easily subdued; as, a stiff opponent; difficult; as, a stiff climb.
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Stiffly.
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Stiffness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Stiffly.
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Stiffness.
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Not easily bent: rigid: not liquid: rather hard than soft: not easily overcome: obstinate: not natural and easy: constrained: formal.
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In commercial slang, negotiable paper, as a bill, promissory note, or the like.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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